[Aboriginal] Kernel patching failure with 1.2.4.1

[Patrick Lauer]

On 09/07/2013 09:31 AM, Rob Landley wrote:
> On 09/02/2013 06:23:08 AM, Patrick Lauer wrote:
>> On 09/02/2013 05:31 PM, Rob Landley wrote:
>> > 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.
>> >

>> > 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...?)
>>
>> I upgraded patch on my server, so you can reproduce it there.
> 
> I just did a fresh EXTRACT_ALL=1 there and it worked.
> 
> Admittedly it worked against 3.11 instead of 3.10, but the patch in
> question created a new file...
> 
> Does this still reproduce for you?

Yes, on my desktop at home I can reliably make the patching fail with
patch-2.7.1 and make it work with patch-2.6.1. I've tested with a
previous aboriginal release (1.2.3 I think) which extracts and builds
fine, it is only the 1.2.4.1 release that shows the problem.




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