Re: linux-next: Tree for Aug 18 (GNU patch and "git diffs: Support symlinks")

On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 8:00 AM, Stephen Rothwell [off-list ref] wrote:

Hi all,

The powerpc allyesconfig build still fails today.

Changes since 20110817:

The sound-asoc tree lost its build failure.

The tip tree gained a conflict against Linus' tree.

The moduleh tree lost 2 of its merge fixups, but I added another.

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I have created today's linux-next tree at
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git
(patches at http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/next/ ).  If you
are tracking the linux-next tree using git, you should not use "git pull"
to do so as that will try to merge the new linux-next release with the
old one.  You should use "git fetch" as mentioned in the FAQ on the wiki
(see below).

Just FYI:

Yesterday and today, I had the same problem when applying the
linux-next single patch (see attached ErrMsg text file).

I am using a slightly modified kernel-buildsystem from Debian Kernel
Team (so not building out of a GIT repository).

The GNU/patch I have installed from Debian/sid does not include
symlink-support for git-diff [1].
Jonathan gave me the pointer to install patch package from Debian/experimental.
After reading its Changelog [2] and Debian-bug #243309 [3] I installed
the recommended version.
Indeed, it fixes the issue.

Cristoph, can we have a backport of [1] to patch/sid?

Thanks Jonathan!

- Sedat -

[1] http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/patch.git/commit/?id=f9db7450fa2788377c4567b5d0565b0ddfc1015c
[2] http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/p/patch/patch_2.6.1.85-423d-3/changelog
[3] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=243309