[Aboriginal] Kernel patching failure with 1.2.4.1

[Rob Landley]

On 08/30/2013 12:58:35 AM, Patrick Lauer wrote:
> On 08/18/2013 11:57 AM, Patrick Lauer wrote:
> > Trying to build 1.2.4.1 fails when fetching/patching kernel:
> 
> > patching file init/Kconfig
> > Hunk #1 succeeded at 1797 (offset 131 lines).
> > Applying
> >  
> /home/me/code/aboriginal-1.2.4.1/sources/patches/linux-noperl-timeconst.patch
> > The next patch would create the file kernel/Makefile,
> > which already exists!  Assume -R? [n]
> > Apply anyway? [n]
> > Skipping patch.
> > 1 out of 1 hunk ignored
> > patching file kernel/timeconst.bc
> > patching file kernel/Makefile
> > Hunk #1 succeeded at 126 (offset 1 line).
> >
> > Exiting due to errors (host download linux)
> >
> > Exiting due to errors (  )
> 
> This is due to a change in behaviour with patch - version <=2.6.1 work
> fine, >=2.7 fail.

And _this_ is why I build host-tools.sh to isolate the build from  
crappy random gnu regressions. (Alas, there's a chicken and egg problem  
in protecting download.sh or host-tools.sh from this stuff.)

Where do I get a test system that displays this problem? (I don't have  
anything with patch 2.7 installed. Should I build a linux from scratch,  
or is there something I can install into a qemu image by just fetching  
an iso...?)

Rob