From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Fri Jan  4 05:30:21 2008
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5009F16A41A
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Fri,  4 Jan 2008 05:30:21 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from fbsd06+R2=a5421b80@mlists.homeunix.com)
Received: from turtle-out.mxes.net (turtle-out.mxes.net [216.86.168.191])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 250B313C442
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Fri,  4 Jan 2008 05:30:21 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from fbsd06+R2=a5421b80@mlists.homeunix.com)
Received: from mxout-03.mxes.net (mxout-03.mxes.net [216.86.168.178])
	by turtle-in.mxes.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7AEC1164064
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Fri,  4 Jan 2008 00:08:43 -0500 (EST)
Received: from gumby.homeunix.com. (unknown [87.81.140.128])
	(using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits))
	(No client certificate requested)
	by smtp.mxes.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC66723E3AB
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Fri,  4 Jan 2008 00:08:40 -0500 (EST)
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 05:08:38 +0000
From: RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com>
To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Message-ID: <20080104050838.6d47a662@gumby.homeunix.com.>
In-Reply-To: <5a1835cd0801031653u34943657x76b80c53ec2a0ae1@mail.gmail.com>
References: <5a1835cd0801031653u34943657x76b80c53ec2a0ae1@mail.gmail.com>
X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.0.2 (GTK+ 2.12.3; i386-portbld-freebsd7.0)
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Subject: Re: How to patch the kernel?
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:30:21 -0000

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.