How do I install a "Patch"

Michael Warren · 01-27-2006, 05:58 PM

I have been trying to install the HP printer driver for a HP Photosmart printer. In X-terminal (SuSe 9.2) the procedure is to su-password-cd to directory that the driver is located cd to the driver and apply the patch with "patch -p1 <hplip-0.9.7-2.patch. The patch is in the same directory as the driver. Bash gives me an error message that the 0.9.7-2patch is not a file or directory.

DropSig · 01-27-2006, 06:15 PM

patch -Np1 -i hplip-0.9.7-2.patch
make sure ou are in the directory to patch
if the patch is not in the same dir, use full path to patch

Michael Warren · 01-27-2006, 09:56 PM

Hi DropSig, I appreciate the quick response.I must try this immediately for my patience has been wearing thin over the past 4 days because of the patch problem.

Michael Warren · 01-28-2006, 12:00 AM

I tried the patch command that DropSig posted and got the same Bash error msg. Then I tried his second suggestion - to provide the full path of the patch, although the patch was in the same directory as the driver. I used the patch command that SourceForge.net suggested and success. Now back to the next problem and 4 more days of grief and when I need the answer I'll post in linuxquestions.org

DropSig · 01-28-2006, 05:03 AM

good
just to know what was the way that worked???