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===USE PREP TO CHECK PATCH===

===USE PREP TO CHECK PATCH===

   

   

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[15:51:38] Ian Wells: Hopefully the patch applies cleanly to SME9

[15:51:38] Ian Wells: Hopefully the patch applies cleanly to SME9

[15:51:57] Ian Wells: I find that it is good to do a 'make prep' and see if the patch is OK

[15:51:57] Ian Wells: I find that it is good to do a 'make prep' and see if the patch is OK

[15:51:58] xyz burnat: Am doing local build now, let see

[15:51:58] xyz burnat: Am doing local build now, let see

[15:52:04] Ian Wells: Then do a make mockbuild

[15:52:04] Ian Wells: Then do a make mockbuild

[15:52:45] xyz burnat: ahhhh Too late, I started the local build, can I do make prep after to check?

[15:52:45] xyz burnat: ahhhh Too late, I started the local build, can I do make prep after to check?

[15:53:13] Ian Wells: If the local build works then no worry

[15:53:13] Ian Wells: If the local build works then no worry

[15:53:32] xyz burnat: OK, so either do a make prep or do a local build, yes?

[15:53:32] xyz burnat: OK, so either do a make prep or do a local build, yes?

[15:53:40] Ian Wells: Yes

[15:53:40] Ian Wells: Yes

[15:54:11] Ian Wells: Often when using a SME8 patch on SME9 it fails due to a minor issue, eg linenumbers

[15:54:11] Ian Wells: Often when using a SME8 patch on SME9 it fails due to a minor issue, eg linenumbers

[15:54:46] Ian Wells: make prep tells you that quicker than make mockbuild and also it shows the problem in the shell rather than having to find the log file

[15:54:46] Ian Wells: make prep tells you that quicker than make mockbuild and also it shows the problem in the shell rather than having to find the log file

[15:54:55] Ian Wells: However both work.

[15:54:55] Ian Wells: However both work.

===BUILDING A PACKAGE FROM CVS ON REQUEST===

===BUILDING A PACKAGE FROM CVS ON REQUEST===