Re: patches yeah but

From: Mark Redshaw(midnight) (midnight@buffnet.net)
Date: 08/19/95


On Sat, 19 Aug 1995, David E. Berthiaume Jr. wrote:

> > um ok
> > I know how patches work
> > butta
> > I tryed installing mobprog.patch and got this stuff
> > buffnet4:~/circle30bpl8/src$ patch < mobprog.patch
> > Hmm...  Looks like a new-style context diff to me...
> > The text leading up to this was:
> > [snip]
> > --------------------------
> > |diff -acN oldsrc/Makefile src/Makefile
> > |*** oldsrc/Makefile    Wed May 24 05:49:37 1995
> > |--- src/Makefile       Sun Aug  6 09:14:24 1995
> > --------------------------
> > Patching file Makefile using Plan A...
> > Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected!  Assume -R? [y] y
> > Hunk #1 succeeded at 36.
> > Hunk #2 succeeded at 169.
> > Hmm...  The next patch looks like a new-style context diff to me...
> > The text leading up to this was:
> > --------------------------
> > |diff -acN oldsrc/act.comm.c src/act.comm.c
> > |*** oldsrc/act.comm.c  Tue May 23 10:47:47 1995
> > |--- src/act.comm.c     Sun Aug  6 09:13:50 1995
> > --------------------------
> > Patching file act.comm.c using Plan A... 
> > [snip]
> > 
> > 
> > does this mean I need a new version of patch ?
> > I do not know where to get this if thats the case
> > 
> > this stuff resulted in lots of compiler errors but the mud ran normally 
> > except that noone of the new stuff the patch added worked at all
> > 
> > I had to delete all my c files and reinstal the stock version with a tar 
> > xvfk trick I have been useing
> That is why I always copy my src into a dir called oldsrc just before 
> applying a patch :)
> 


I already know about that I basicly archive my entire mud before hand and 
if something goes wrong delete the screwed up files and untar xvfk 
file.tar and everythinsg back to normal

but that still doesnt tell me whats up with this thing



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