From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Oct 30 14:15:16 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1056516A4CE for ; Thu, 30 Oct 2003 14:15:16 -0800 (PST) Received: from megs19.100mwh.com (megs19.100mwh.com [209.151.94.27]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 10B7F43FBD for ; Thu, 30 Oct 2003 14:15:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rseals@vdsi.net) Received: from [204.193.75.20] (helo=[10.200.10.14]) by megs19.100mwh.com with asmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AFL4P-0002tz-OI for freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG; Thu, 30 Oct 2003 15:15:09 -0700 From: Ray Seals To: FreeBSD Questions Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Message-Id: <1067552105.286.1.camel@rsealslaptop.magellanhealth.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 Date: 30 Oct 2003 16:15:07 -0600 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - megs19.100mwh.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - vdsi.net Subject: Proper method to applying patches X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 22:15:16 -0000 I have a quick question. I have found a patch submitted on GNATS for a problem I'm having with a NIC driver. I understand using patch but my question is what do I recompile to get an updated driver? Do I need to do a make world or is there a shorter way around this. Some rules of thumb would be appreciated. -- Ray Seals