> > > um ok > > > I know how patches work > > > butta > > > I tryed installing mobprog.patch and got this stuff > > > buffnet4:~/circle30bpl8/src$ patch < mobprog.patch > > > Hmm... Looks like a new-style context diff to me... > > > The text leading up to this was: > > > [snip] > > > -------------------------- > > > |diff -acN oldsrc/Makefile src/Makefile > > > |*** oldsrc/Makefile Wed May 24 05:49:37 1995 > > > |--- src/Makefile Sun Aug 6 09:14:24 1995 > > > -------------------------- > > > Patching file Makefile using Plan A... > > > Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected! Assume -R? [y] y > > > Hunk #1 succeeded at 36. > > > Hunk #2 succeeded at 169. > > > Hmm... The next patch looks like a new-style context diff to me... > > > The text leading up to this was: > > > -------------------------- > > > |diff -acN oldsrc/act.comm.c src/act.comm.c > > > |*** oldsrc/act.comm.c Tue May 23 10:47:47 1995 > > > |--- src/act.comm.c Sun Aug 6 09:13:50 1995 > > > -------------------------- > > > Patching file act.comm.c using Plan A... > > > [snip] > > > > > > > > > does this mean I need a new version of patch ? > > > I do not know where to get this if thats the case > > > > > > this stuff resulted in lots of compiler errors but the mud ran normally > > > except that noone of the new stuff the patch added worked at all > > > > > > I had to delete all my c files and reinstal the stock version with a tar > > > xvfk trick I have been useing > > That is why I always copy my src into a dir called oldsrc just before > > applying a patch :) > I already know about that I basicly archive my entire mud before hand and > if something goes wrong delete the screwed up files and untar xvfk > file.tar and everythinsg back to normal > > but that still doesnt tell me whats up with this thing ok, I just added mobprogs to my mud if you do a plain old patch < mobprog.patch (no -p0) then you won't get that. oh and all *.rej have to be added in manually. good luck
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