Re: Bad news on LEAP fix patch - the story continues

[Jon Escombe <lists dresco co uk>]

Ryan Novosielski wrote:
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> Jon Escombe wrote:
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> > ----- "Aaron Konstam" <akonstam sbcglobal net> wrote:
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> > > Now we are really getting into black magic. I changed the lines:
> > >
> > > %prep
> > > %setup -q
> > > %patch0 -p1 -b .startup-dhcdbd
> > > %patch2 -p1 -b .linkdebug
> > > %patch3 -p1 -b .no-killswitch-fix
> > > %patch4 -p1 -b .LEAP_passwd
> > >
> > > # unpack the applet
> > > tar -xjf %{SOURCE1}
> > > %patch1 -p1 -b .buildfix
> > >
> > > To:
> > >
> > > %prep
> > > %setup -q
> > > %patch0 -p1 -b .startup-dhcdbd
> > > %patch2 -p1 -b .linkdebug
> > > %patch3 -p1 -b .no-killswitch-fix
> > >
> > > # unpack the applet
> > > tar -xjf %{SOURCE1}
> > > %patch1 -p1 -b .buildfix
> > > %patch4 -p1 -b .LEAP_passwd
> > >
> > > and now executing rpmbuild -ba gives a successful compile.
> > >
> > > Will someone confirm that this is ok and I can install the rpms
> > > produced.?
> > >       
> > Ah yes, that would have done it.. 
> > The first example would be trying to patch the applet source code before it had been unpacked.
> >     
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> Makes me wonder how those other patches are supposed to be getting
> applied (the 3 that occur before the unpack).
>   
It's just the gnome applet which gets unpacked separately, those first 
few patches are against the main program code.

Regards,
Jon.