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From: terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C)
Subject: Re: [386bsd] patch-kit inconsistancy?
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Date: Wed, 20 Jan 93 22:25:26 GMT
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In article <C15EBA.C4M@world.std.com> msw@world.std.com (Mark S Warren) writes:
>I got the original patch-kit from agate a while ago, then yesterday
>got patchkit-0.2.tar.Z. I noticed that patchkit-0.2.tar.Z contains
>all the same patch numbers that are in the old one, but some of the
>patches are different.
>
>Should I uninstall the old ones before installing the new? Is
>patchkit-0.2.tar.Z more "official"?
>
>Help?
You've been sneaking around, I guess.
The 0.2 patchkit isn't released yet as far as I know.
There was some reorganization going on as far as patch ordiring so that
kernel-only/source/full-source installation could use it (the 0.1 kit
assumes you have full-source on some patches).
IF you install the kit you found, you should probably contact Nate to
let him know you are installing it (he'll tell you who has the official
mantle, since it hasn't been announced who took over to save them from
huge amounts of mail.
(To others: if you haven't found the kit, don't bother asking where to
find it -- 0.2 isn't released).
IF you install what you found, you will have to remove any patches you
have installed outside of the 0.1 kit and deinstall all of the 0.1 kit
itself to prevent conflicts, then rename the /patches symbolic link.
IF you install it, be prepared to repeat the above instructions again
after the 0.2 release.
Personally, if I were in the capacity of a consumer of the patchkit, I
would wait for the official release rather than installing this interim
code that you probably shouldn't have found anyway.
Terry Lambert
terry@icarus.weber.edu
terry_lambert@novell.com
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