Re: While applying patch-2.2.0-pre2.gz

Rogier Wolff (R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl)
Mon, 4 Jan 1999 11:29:51 +0100 (MET)

Rik van Riel wrote:
> On Sun, 3 Jan 1999, Jamie Lokier wrote:
>
> > While applying the patch, to a tree which I think is all in order, I
> > got:
> >
> > patching file `drivers/nubus/nubus.c'
> > Hunk #1 succeeded at 632 with fuzz 1.
> >
> > Could someone tell me if this message is to be expected?
>
> It's not a very usual message, but I don't think it can do
> any harm.

It means that your (patched) tree is diverging from what Linus has.

"Fuzz 1" means that the difference is about 2 lines from the place
where a patch got applied (If it had been further away, patch wouldn't
have complained).

Roger. 

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