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On Mon, 02 Feb 2009 09:22:29 -0600 |
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Harry Putnam wrote: |
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> Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> writes: |
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> > cd /usr/src/linux |
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> > echo "$(hostname)-" >localversion1 |
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> > ln -s .version localversion2 |
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> > |
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> > will give each kernel a name with the hostname and version |
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> > added. .version is automatically incremented each time you run make. |
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> I'm sorry for being so dense but that isn't clear to my pea brain |
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> either. |
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> The idea from above is to end up with: |
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> localversion1 |
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> localversion2 -> .version |
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> .version |
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> Where: |
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> localversion1 contains HOSTNAME |
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> .version contains number `N' (current build) |
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> localversion2 is symlinked to .version |
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> All under /usr/src/linux ? |
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> If you're sick of trying to explain it to me... maybe a pointer to the |
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> documentation? |
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With LOCALVERSION="-aaa" in linux/.config |
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and "-bbb-" in linux/localversion1 |
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and "3" in linux/.version |
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and a symlink from localversion2 to .version |
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running "genkernel all" produces a kernel named "linux-2.6.28-bbb-3-aaa" |
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