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From: Peter Johanson <latexer@g.o>
To: gentoo-dev@l.g.o, brix@××××.org, x86-kernel@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] [LAST CHANCE]: kernel + kernel module ebuild changes
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 05:15:27
Message-Id: 20040318051541.GE7882@gonzo.wireless.peterjohanson.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] [LAST CHANCE]: kernel + kernel module ebuild changes by Georgi Georgiev
1 On Thu, Mar 18, 2004 at 02:00:07PM +0900, Georgi Georgiev wrote:
2 > maillog: 18/03/2004-13:56:40(+0900): Georgi Georgiev types
3 > > # config-kernel --set-extraversion -x2
4 > >
5 > > to set EXTRAVERSION in /usr/src/linux/Makefile every time I switch kernels? The
6 > > output directory can still be created by config-kernel at the second step and
7 > > users would need to be advized to always use config-kernel and not change
8 > > EXTRAVERSION manually. This is not such a big problem though.
9 >
10 > Oh, we'd also have to keep in mind that with 2.6.5-rc1-x1 the extraversion is
11 > -rc1-x1, but the user should not be allowed to unset the -rc1 part by running
12 > "--set-extraversion -x1". This can still be determined from the directory name,
13 > though.
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16 VERY good point. config-kernel is currently in python, but a *LOT* of
17 these manipulations are making me pine for simple sed use. Does anyone
18 see any harm is doing a little os.system( do some sed) for these
19 trickier regex manipulations?
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21 -pete
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