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how do i apply a patch.

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@ -473,3 +473,21 @@ Q56: I keep shutting off my player in my pocket. Can the OFF (Recorder) or
A56: No. Unfortunately, the ON/OFF mechanisms are handled entirely in A56: No. Unfortunately, the ON/OFF mechanisms are handled entirely in
hardware. The firmware can read the keys, but can't prevent them from hardware. The firmware can read the keys, but can't prevent them from
shutting off the player. shutting off the player.
Q57: Could you tell me how to apply a patch?
A57: There are a ton of ways to apply a patch. One way is to use the (GNU)
'patch' program. It used like this:
$ cd rockbox-root
$ patch < magic.patch
Sometimes, the diff has path info you want to strip so that patch can
find your file names. -p then takes off a number of "path parts" from
left:
$ patch -p0 < magic.patch
- or -
$ patch -p1 < magic.patch
If patch can't apply some changes that are in the diff, you'll get those
particular changes in a file named "[source-file].rej".