From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from ip15.shellworld.net ([64.49.204.174] helo=server2.shellworld.net ident=root) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1GTbhE-0001D2-00 for ; Sat, 30 Sep 2006 06:03:48 -0400 Received: from server2.shellworld.net (ldavis@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by server2.shellworld.net (8.13.1/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k8UA3l9N059327 for ; Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:03:47 GMT (envelope-from ldavis@shellworld.net) Received: from localhost (ldavis@localhost) by server2.shellworld.net (8.13.1/8.12.8/Submit) with ESMTP id k8UA3lUv059324 for ; Sat, 30 Sep 2006 05:03:47 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: server2.shellworld.net: ldavis owned process doing -bs Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 05:03:47 -0500 (CDT) From: Luke Davis To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: a note for those patching 2.6.18 with current cvs In-Reply-To: <20060928032325.GA23572@localhost.localdomain> Message-ID: References: <20060928032325.GA23572@localhost.localdomain> Organization: Tacticus Communications, Inc. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.8rc1 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:03:48 -0000 I just wanted to thank you for this procedure. I am compiling a new Ubuntu kernel, and decided to grab 2.6.18. I forgot completely about those August patches--haven't been following closely lately. Regards, Luke On Wed, 27 Sep 2006, Gregory Nowak wrote: > Hi all. > > Since I'm currently in the process of upgrading to linux 2.6.18, I > thought I'd post this note for anyone who wants to patch current > speakup from cvs in to a 2.6.18 kernel, but doesn't know how to go > about doing that. > > First, according to the cvs mailing list, the patches for 2.6.18 were > submitted into the speakup cvs on August 14th, in the evening > EDT. Checking out cvs as of August 15th has patched for me into 2.6.18 > without problems. > > Now that we know that, you'll need to modify the checkout script. If > you don't want to mess with your current checkout script, then make a > copy of it somewhere else. > > In the checkout script, you want to find the line that reads: > > cvs co -P speakup || exit > > and I've replaced that line with: > > cvs co -D 'August 15 2006' -P speakup || exit > > , which worked for me, though you can use any of the allowed date > formats as out-lined in the cvs manual. Then, just run the checkout > script in the way you'd normally run it. Hth some folks. > > Greg