Questions tagged [patch]
A patch is file used to alter a source code package, e.g. in order to correct a bug or add a feature.
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Patch files with only additive changes
How can I use eg diff to create a patch file containing only the additive changes from file A to file B?
Lets say B is a buffer containing only recent data, old data is deleted in a fifo manner. I ...
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Patch only a portion of a file
I have two files - fileWithMyFix.c and fileCustUpdated.c. I made my fixes to filewithmyfix but was not aware that a customer was updating the same file to make other (unrelated changes).
I need to ...
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compile and use a realtime kernel on CentOS 7
I would like to compile and use a realtime kernel on CentOS 7. I found a guide on the web:
http://jensd.be/589/linux/complile-and-use-a-realtime-kernel-on-centos-7-or-rhel-7
When I try to use it I ...
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Any tool which can identify insertion of codes within a patch after applying the patch [closed]
Is there any tool (command-line) or method which identify modification of an applied patch in a source file?
e.g. -
Insertion of new code within the patch
Changing the variable or function names ...
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Removing root slash with `-p1` and so forth [duplicate]
I understand that patch allows patching applications when some path components are removed.
While -p0 argument will treat a path as is:
/var/www/html/example.com
-p1 will remove the root slash, so ...
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Allow patch of symlinks
When I try to run a patch command with a patchfile against a link, patch gives me the error:
File path/to/file is not a regular file -- refusing to patch
The following command produces this error ...
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How to undo after patch is applied? .rej/.orig files
The case is following. I have two files: file1.c, file2.c
ls
file1.c file2.c patch.diff
patch < patch.diff
...
x out of x hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file file1.c.rej
(the same with file2.c)...
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Does using the guest account in Ubuntu help for Spectre and Meltdown protection?
I was wondering if I use my computer running Ubuntu only for browsing while using the guest account on an unpatched PC logging in to any site I browse - will it be possible to steal any passwords ...
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Apply patch to multiple different name
Is it possible to apply patch to different file name but with the same structure. The case was, I have a patch of a file with specific name and then for some inevitable reason that file got changed ...
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How can I use DKMS to apply ACS override patch?
I am not new to Linux, but I am in completely uncharted territory with this one. I am working on creating a KVM with GPU pass through, I got it working but only after installing a custom kernel in my ...
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Malformed patch error on AIX machine
I'm created a SVN patch to port from a Linux server to AIX server.
The SVN generated patch is as below:
Index: cas/cm/cmsee.c
===================================================================
--- ...
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Applying RT PREEMPT kernel patch fails
I am trying to apply the RT PREEMPT patch for the Linux kernel.
As mentioned in guides like this and this, you are supposed to do it like this:
zcat patch-4.14.15-rt13.patch.gz | patch -p1
(...
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Does `patch` work with asymmetric context?
I have file a:
This
file
does
have
an error
in it
that
needs
to be
fixed.
and a similar file b:
This
file
does
have
no error
in it
that
needs
to be
fixed.
I can create a unified diff with diff -u ...
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Update strategy for some CentOS packages
We are a free/open source project. We rent a CentOS 7 x86_64 VM for a website and wiki. We keep the VM fully patched. Once a week we log-in and run yum update to ensure we have the latest gear.
Some ...
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How can I run patch through a heredoc in bash?
I'm trying to patch a file like this in bash:
cat << ''EOF | patch --dry-run
> --- urancid 2017-12-06 09:56:33.000000000 -0600 patch --dry-run
> +++ /tmp/urancid 2017-12-06 15:...
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Patching fourcc code INZI
I am using Ubuntu 16.04 64 bit to try to capture RGB and Depth images from a Realsense SR300 depth camera.
I have installed the appropriate SDK etc, and the camera is being recognised and producing ...
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Is a package specific to a Linux distribution? How to protect against KRACK
I run multiple distributions of Linux. I am researching how to patch against KRACK.
The package that is vulnerable in Linux is 'wpa_supplicant'.
According to the Vendor Responses the "Linux patch" ...
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What is the origin of multi-line change log entries?
Being able to dig into software history and find a proper justification for the code is great.
I think I first saw these in Linux patches - pre-source control. Obviously when Git was written, it ...
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Raspberry Pi RT Preempt Linux Kernel Build Error
I am trying to Build and install a Raspberry Pi RT Preempt Linux Kernel.
These are the steps that I had followed:
I installed the pre-compiled kernel kernel-4.4.9-rt17.tgz
I downloaded Raspberry Pi ...
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How do I patch, compile & upgrade Thunar with a recently released patch… the Arch way?
There's been a patch recently that fixes a very annoying bug in Thunar, which has the latter lock up when files change in the currently open directory. I don't want to wait and would like to download ...
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applying a patch file created by git-diff
I have done a git-diff to generate a patch file:
cd
git diff --no-prefix ~/.vim/bundle/vim-latex-suite/ftplugin/latex-suite/compiler.vim ~/compiler.vim > ~/vimlatex.patch
The resulting patch is
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To what files does ` patch -p1` apply the patch in this example?
For revert the changes to a file in a commit, from https://stackoverflow.com/a/2620822/156458
#!/bin/bash
function output_help {
echo "usage: git-revert-single-file <sha1> <file>"
}
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Why is `-p1` to `patch` here?
For revert the changes to a file in a commit, from https://stackoverflow.com/a/2620822/156458
#!/bin/bash
function output_help {
echo "usage: git-revert-single-file <sha1> <file>"
}
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fatal: Not a git repository?
In order to build and install Yocto for SMA-IMX6, I created a folder and then ran sudo apt-get install git.
I could not download the source code directly, so I first downloaded the kernel linux-...
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Patching the kernel with a custom version number and have it listed in grub [closed]
Changed the question to be more specific, in the hope it will be reopened.
On Ubuntu, how does one apply a patch (using the patch command) to apply a patch to a kernel (this patch, to get btrfs to ...
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How to apply the xenomai kernel patch on debian?
I've been trying to install xenomai on debian and I'm confused about all the version numbers. I'm on Debian 6 (Linux debian 2.6.32-5-686 #1 SMP Tue May 13 16:33:32 UTC 2014 i686 GNU/Linux)
Steps I ...
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Applying patches in debian packages - Part 2
I had asked about applying patches here . I tried today using the same procedure on a different source-package and it failed. Sharing -
~/games $ mkdir decopy
~/games/decopy $ apt-get source decopy
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ahci: nvme remap support patches and debian-stable
I had read about installation of Debian GNU/Linux (among others GNU/Linux distributions) on Lenovo Thinkpads issue few months back. I went again to investigate more and found out that some patches ...
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How to use debdiff file to make a local Debian package?
I had asked how to apply patch in a debian package?. After that I had tried to figure out patches against interesting packages and was able to get a script that tells that. cleaning output of a script ...
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how to apply a patch in a debian package?
I put up a bug report and have been asked to apply the patch therein and see if it works. I have tried to find documentation about how to go about doing it but is unclear.
The closest I have been ...
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Apply kernel patch to support PIC Mode
I am getting an error when I try to compile drivers for a TP Link AC 600, on Kali Linux amd64 4.7.0 gcc 5.4.1 Debian 5.4.1-3.
The error is "error code model kernel does not support PIC mode"
After ...
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How to apply OS update/patch remotely in CentOS EC2 instances?
I've a bunch of EC2 instances running on CentOS 6.x. Logging into each and updating the OS (yum update) is cumbersome and not efficient. I'm looking for the optimum way of updating these servers ...
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kGraft ,Live Kernel patching in suse
Can anyone did Kernel live patching using Kgraft in SLES 11 or 12 ?
Is there any procedure to be followed ?
How can we verify the kernel vulnerability fixes after Kgraft patching ??
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If reversing a patch succeeds does that always mean the patch had been fully applied?
This is touched on in two questions, 'Check if a file or folder has been patched already' and 'Make patch return 0 when skipping an already applied patch' however neither had a satisfying answer.
I ...
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How to troubleshoot a kernel not booting without producing a message on screen
I have been experimenting with trying to apply Ingo Molnar's reatime patch and came into a situation where I get a blank screen and no message at all.
i.e. Kernel panic, or otherwise.
Given, that I ...
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apply patch when asked `File to patch`, what should I do?
I have a system freeze issue and I found this discusion on github, one of them suggest to add 5 patches:
When I type:
patch p1 < 0001-PM-autocomplet.patch
It asked File to patch, I don't ...
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How to install real time patch on Embedded Linux version 3.16.0
I have a microprocessor that runs the embedded linux version 3.16.0-rc3 (armsdk@debian, gcc version 4.7.2 (GCC)). I wanted to install a real time patch, but I did not find the one for my linux version....
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transparent “symlink + binary patch”
I have a project where I am collecting and organizing mp3 files from a long-running radio show. Being from various origins and sources, the naming conventions and ID2/3 tags are all over the place.
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Is it possible to get patch to patch files in $HOME and system both in one command and file?
I have created the following patch file using diff -u file1 file2 | file.patch and then edited out the --- line and changed the path:
ArkOS_Dev_Openbox.patch
+++ ~/.config/openbox/menu.xml 2016-07-...
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How do I add to a unified patch file?
If I have a patch file in the unified patch format like the example below, how do I add lines to it so that those lines are then added by the (applied) patch?
--- lao 2002-02-21 23:30:39.942229878 -...
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Applying RT_PREEMPT
I'm trying to install a kernel with the RT_PREEMPT patch on a Lubuntu 16.04 distro and running into some issues I'm not sure how to deal with. I've downloaded the sources for kernel v4.4.12 (linux-4.4....
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After updating the Red Hat server kernel to latest version it still shows as old version
I have updated the kernel on my Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.7 (Santiago) from 2.6.32-573.22.1.el6.x86_64 to 2.6.32-642.1.1.el6.x86_64 and as per Red Hat documentation https://access....
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How to find a specific patch for a kernel file
I've been debugging an issue in my linux kernel and have found a fix for the issue. Checking cross reference, I can see that the fix was applied to that file between kernel version A and kernel ...
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Linux red-hat + kernel patch update
I need to run the yum update on my Linux redHat machine
during the yum update , I sow that yum perform some patch kernel update
therefore I little worry to perform a reboot , because the patches of ...
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A patch that doesn't contain line numbers, is it possible?
I would add two lines of text to a file if they don't exist there yet. The lines can be in various positions in that file. So a regular patch will rather not work. Can there be a simplified patch, ...
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Applying a single patch to files in multiple directories
Directory structures looks like this:
orig/l1/l2/file2patch
orig/l1-2/file2patch
Diff'd with
new/l1/l2/file2patch
new/l1-2/file2patch
I get the correct diff between these files and save it in a ...
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patch: “bad file descriptor” in combination with pipe and LD_PRELOAD/ libtrash
Very short summary:
cat "$file" | patch produces a Bad file descriptor-error, but
patch < "$file" works, when libtrash is preloaded with LD_PRELOAD, and only on bigger projects.
Description:
For ...
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diff without including removed content
I'm using diff and patch to patch some files. In my situation, I am not permitted to distribute any of the original file.
Right now, the diffs look something like this:
1c1
< Hello, this is the ...
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Patch a shell script prior to running
I have a shell script (arch-chroot from the Arch Linux arch-install-scripts package) that handles the mounting and unmounting of devices (with error checking) prior to starting a chroot. It starts the ...
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Patching diff-files
I've downloaded a tarballed version of 0.85 "MTR" -> http://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/
and installed it.
I later saw that a 0.86 diff file exists. I downloaded this in order to patch it, but am confused ...
