Question about patching

Before I make a fool of myself on a devel ML that I really shouldn't be on, can someone confirm something for me?
I have a patch that starts something like this:
--- file.c.orig 2006-03-31 14:37:18.000000000 +0200
+++ file.c 2006-03-31 14:41:10.000000000 +0200
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@
#define FOO_BAR
#include <foo/bar.h>
+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE > KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,15)
+#include <bar/foo.h>
+#else
My understanding of this is:
- Line 65 of the unpatched file shoud read #define FOO_BAR
- Line 66 should read #include <foo/bar.h>
- Line 67 should be blank
- The lines beginning with + will be added after the existing line 67
Is that correct?
TIA, anyone who's bothered.

Many thanks, stavrosg.

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Originally Posted by adrockk
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