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From: Snob Art Genre <benedict@echonyc.com>
To: John Frader <nat@mylanders.com>
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Subject: Re: Suggestions on patching kernel src
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On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, John Frader wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I have a machine running 2.2.1 that I want to apply the recent security
> patches to(foof, land etc...) but it seems that the patches are for newer
> src code than is on the machine. I don't want to do a make world incase
> for some reason something went wrong (the machine is in use and is 4 hours
> away) and was wondering if it would go ok to cvsup just a new src tree and
> recompile?

You should cvsup a new source tree, then make buildworld, and if that
goes well you can make installworld.


 Ben

"You have your mind on computers, it seems." 


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