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From: pbd@runyon.cim.cdc.com (Paul Dokas)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd
Subject: Re: [386bsd] problem with new patchkit?
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Date: 27 Jan 93 22:23:11 GMT
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In article <1993Jan27.191018.21657@bradford.ac.uk>, T.D.G.Sandford@bradford.ac.uk (TDG SANDFORD) writes:
|> tried to deinstall patch00603
|> 	reported "required by patch00602" so
|> tried to deinstall patch00602
|> 	succesfull
|> tried to deinstall patch00603
|> 	reported "user has deleted file (?cant remember?) - can't deinstall"
|> tried reinstalling patch00602
|> 	succesfull
|> tried deinstalling patch00603 again
|> 	reported "required by patch00055"

I had exactly the same problem.  It turns out that patch 602 and 603 patch
the same file (pccons.c) and they are mutually exclusive.  You'll notice
that in with pccons.c you'll also find pccons.pl[123] and pccons.rej.  The
patch 603 changes pccons.c and then bombs out leaving the .rej.

I rescued pccons.c by backing out 603 by hand (and luck).

BTW, I also had a couple of patch rejects (my fault) but patches didn't
say anything about them.  Shouldn't there be some kind of error or warning
if a .rej is created?
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