Re: binfmts ...

Matthias Urlichs (smurf@smurf.noris.de)
Tue, 22 Oct 1996 20:53:50 -0200

In linux.dev.kernel, article <96102216521794@lsi.supelec.fr>,
nivoit_jea@lsi.supelec.fr writes:
>
> I'm new to this mailing list, and I was not sure whether to send patches
> for the kernel here or not...
>
Hmm, yours is small enough to do that.

BUT: _PLEASE_ use diff -u to generate a useable diff with context!

Stuff like

> diff -r linux/fs/binfmt_aout.c /mnt/linux-2.0.22/fs/binfmt_aout.c
> 35a36,39
> > #ifdef BINFMT_NAMES
> > #define AOUT_BINFMT_NAME "aout"
> > #endif
> >

is _nonsense_ because if I added two lines in the beginning of that file in
my personal kernel, the patch will be misapplied. Not good.

Oh yes, and say ":%g/^Only/d <Return>" (assuming you're using vi), which
deletes the superfluous "Only in foo: bar" lines.

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