[Linux-decnet-user] Applying Kernel patch

[Akihiko T. <TAN...@sp...>]

I downloaded the latest patch for DECNET and tried to install on my Red Hat 6.2 Kernel 2.2.14-50 i586 machine for the first time. I follwed the Kernel Patch Installation Guide on the web. When I did

patch -p1 <decnet-2_2_16.diff

I got an error and created proc_fs.h.rej file. It seems that patch tried to add PROC_NET_PNP and PROC_NET_DECNET to proc_fs.h file.

I went ahead to execute make zImage. But because PROC_NET_DECNET is not defined in proc_fs.h, I had a compile error from af_decnet.c.

How can I correct a patch error? Do I need to start from patch and the follow the instruction again? 'Make config' asked a lot of questions. It looks like defining a lot of Environment Variables. Can I skip this and use the previously defined values?

Thank you for your help,

Akihiko