patch rejects

I installed a fresh source tree 2.4.7-10 and applied the patch. I get the same set of rejects ./Documentation/Configure.help.rej ./drivers/block/Makefile.rej ./drivers/block/elevator.c.rej ./drivers/block/ll_rw_blk.c.rej ./include/linux/cdrom.h.rej I notice that the elevator.c.rej has an EXPORT_SYMBOL(elevator_init) line, and so does the original file. Does this indicate an attempt to add a line that is already there? I have not done any Configure stuff before I do the patch I get some error messages re sparc arch files, etc TIA rfjones