Re: Query - How to apply patch to uClinux-dist directory

[Bob Proulx]

Note: This would be a better question for help-gnu-utils rather than
bug-gnu-utils since you are asking for help instead of reporting a
bug.

purushotam rao wrote:
> #cd /usr
> #tar -xvjf uClinux-dist-20090618.tar.bz2
>    This created "uClinux-dist" directory.
>    Patch file" uClinux-20090618-20091129.patch" is located in /usr
> directory.
> 
> # patch -d /usr/uClinux-dist/
>    This command has not given any output. So used the following command
> option.

You didn't provide any input.  You didn't tell it about the patch file.

> #patch -p1 /usr/uClinux-dist
>    This command also not given any output.

Again, you didn't provide it with a patch file.

> #patch -i /usr/uClinux-dist
>     This command given the error message as "patch: **** read error : Is a
> directory"

The -i option takes the name of a patchfile, not a directory.

> Can you please guide me How to apply patch to the uClinux-dist directory.

Try this:

  gunzip uClinux-20090618-20091129.patch.gz

  patch -p0 uClinux-20090618-20091129.patch

Bob