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From:	Iain Buchanan <iaindb@××××××××××××.au>
To:	gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject:	Re: [gentoo-user] OT - Question about kernels and kernel patches
Date:	Mon, 15 Jan 2007 00:07:32
Message-Id:	`1168819276.10384.9.camel@orpheus`
In Reply to:	[gentoo-user] OT - Question about kernels and kernel patches by Michael Sullivan

1	On Wed, 2007-01-10 at 20:21 -0600, Michael Sullivan wrote:
2	> Is it possible for me to unpack
3	> the kernel source, apply the Win4Lin patches, and then patch that kernel
4	> all the way up to 2.6.18?
5
6	you could try applying the patches straight to the 2.6.18 kernel.
7	Depending on how much of the relevant files have changed, the patches
8	_may_ still work. patch will tell you whether it fails or not.
9	--
10	Iain Buchanan <iaindb at netspace dot net dot au>
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12	Alimony is like buying oats for a dead horse.
13	-- Arthur Baer
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