From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 23 Apr 2002 23:00:47 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 23 Apr 2002 23:00:46 -0400 Received: from f43.law3.hotmail.com ([209.185.241.43]:31497 "EHLO hotmail.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 23 Apr 2002 23:00:46 -0400 X-Originating-IP: [161.69.211.200] From: "Russ Fink" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: structure of ftp.kernel.org, patch dirs Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 13:10:29 -0400 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 24 Apr 2002 00:42:07.0921 (UTC) FILETIME=[DCD46210:01C1EB28] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hello, I'm a linux vet, but am relatively new to kernel compiling. I'm trying to trace a nasty bug, and I wish to build incremental kernels of the 2.2 tree. I'm looking at ftp.kernel.org in the v2.2/testing directory, and have a question about the directory setup. Can someone tell me, what is the difference between patches in the "incr" directory and patches in the "old" directory? In pub/linux/kernel/v2.2/testing/incr/ I see files such as: patch-2.2.19-pre1-pre2.gz whereas in pub/linux/kernel/v2.2/testing/old/ I see: patch-2.2.19-pre2.gz My objective is to start with the latest 2.2.17 sources and patch it up to specific levels, e.g., 2.2.18-pre3. Do I use patches in "incr", or patches in "old"? I'm guessing that "old" patches will take me from 2.2.17 to version 2.2.18-pre-"N" without needing to go through the previous N-1 patches first, but that patches in "incr" will only take me from one patch level to the next higher level (from 1 to 2, etc). They appear to be smaller patch files. Is this right? Thanks for your time, Russ Fink _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.