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On Sat, 31 Jan 2009 23:38:48 -0500, ABCD wrote: |
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> To be precise, the config option CONFIG_LOCALVERSION appends a string to |
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> the end of the kernel version, which installkernel uses to place the |
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> kernel image. |
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You can get the same effect by creating a file called localversion |
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containing the string to add, which saves altering the kernel config. If |
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you make this a symlink to .version, you even get it incremented |
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automatically. |
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> If /boot/vmlinuz exists, then it is moved to /boot/vmlinuz.old, and a |
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> *symlink* from /boot/vmlinuz is created to "vmlinuz-${VERSION}". If |
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> /boot/vmlinuz did *not* exist before installation, then no symlink is |
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> created. |
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Instead, vmlinuz-${VERSION} is copied to vmlinuz. |
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Neil Bothwick |
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There's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore looking |
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like an idiot. |
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