Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 13:13:55 +0000 From: RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to patch the kernel? Message-ID: <20080104131355.71a5f5bd@gumby.homeunix.com.> In-Reply-To: <bef9a7920801032206m6e6f0f57m941ecb6733265355@mail.gmail.com> References: <5a1835cd0801031653u34943657x76b80c53ec2a0ae1@mail.gmail.com> <20080104050838.6d47a662@gumby.homeunix.com.> <bef9a7920801032206m6e6f0f57m941ecb6733265355@mail.gmail.com>
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On Fri, 4 Jan 2008 01:06:42 -0500 "Aryeh Friedman" <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> wrote: > On 1/4/08, RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com> wrote: > > On Thu, 3 Jan 2008 19:53:18 -0500 > > "Lyle Scott III" <portcitycs@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I don't have much experience patching anything, really. > > > > > > I was told by the port security/ipsec-tools to patch the kernel > > > if i wanted to use nat-transversals. > > > > > > they provide me with > > > http://vanhu.free.fr/FreeBSD/patch-natt-freebsd6-2007-05-31.diff, > > > but I am now sure how to patch up the kernel so I can do a > > > buildworld. > > > > > > Any help would be much appreciated. I took a quick read over the > > > patch manpage, but simply 'patch < file' in /usr/src askes me what > > > file to patch... > > > > Try /usr/src/sys/ instead, that's where the kernel source is. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Keep in mind the next time you do a cvsup it will nuke the patch so > you will have to reapply it... now if you do this often enough you > might want to consider keeping a local cvs repository that way when > you update your sources it will not overwrite the patch or you could just write a three line script that runs cvsup, then reapplies the patch
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