Re: Why is patch(1) asking for the file names already given?

[Constantine <cnst at rbcmail dot ru>]

Andrew Markebo wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Just a guess, I usually throw -p1 or more, not -p0? Could it be that?
>
>     /Andy
>
> / Constantine <cnst@rbcmail.ru> wrote:
> | Hello!
> |
> | I am trying to apply a patch I made for myself. When I am running the
> | patch(1) utility, I am always being asked to type in the file name to
> | a file that needs to be patched. My diff file contains a diff on a few
> | files, and this is my dialogue with the patch(1):
> |
> | --- my quote start ---
> |  >patch --ignore-whitespace -p0 -i US-GB.nohtml.diff
> | can't find file to patch at input line 2
> | Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
> | The text leading up to this was:
> | --------------------------
> | |diff -b -B --exclude='*.*htm*' -r en-US/.jar/autoconfig/contents.rdf
> | en-GB/.jar/autoconfig/contents.rdf
> | --------------------------
> | File to patch: en-GB/.jar/autoconfig/contents.rdf
> | patching file en-GB/.jar/autoconfig/contents.rdf
> | Reversed (or previously applied) patch detected!  Assume -R? [n] y
> | can't find file to patch at input line 21
> | Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
> | The text leading up to this was:
> | --------------------------
> | |diff -b -B --exclude='*.*htm*' -r
> | en-US/.jar/communicator/bookmarks/addBookmark.dtd
> | en-GB/.jar/communicator/bookmarks/addBookmark.dtd
> | --------------------------
> | File to patch:
> | --- my quote end ---
> |
> | and so on. As one can see, I have to re-type the filename just in the
> | same manner as it was printed by patch(1), before the patch can be
> | applied. How can I make the patch(1) utility not to ask for the name,
> | but to find it from the diff file? Thanks.
> |
> | Cheers,
> | Constantine.
Hello!

I wish that would help, but I see no improvements.

--- my dialogue begin ---
$ patch --ignore-whitespace -p1 -i US-GB.nohtml.diff
can't find file to patch at input line 2
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|diff -b -B --exclude='*.*htm*' -r en-US/.jar/autoconfig/contents.rdf 
en-GB/.jar/autoconfig/contents.rdf
--------------------------
File to patch: .jar/autoconfig/contents.rdf
patching file .jar/autoconfig/contents.rdf
can't find file to patch at input line 21
Perhaps you used the wrong -p or --strip option?
The text leading up to this was:
--------------------------
|diff -b -B --exclude='*.*htm*' -r 
en-US/.jar/communicator/bookmarks/addBookmark.dtd 
en-GB/.jar/communicator/bookmarks/addBookmark.dtd
--------------------------
File to patch:
--- my dialogue end ---

Cheers,
Constantine.


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