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Re: What is a Kernel?



>>>>> "Ethan" == Ethan Benson <erbenson@alaska.net> writes:

[...]

    Ethan> just out of curiosity, why not use the extraversion feild
    Ethan> normally used for the pre1,2,3 etc tags, but is unused for
    Ethan> final kernel releases?

    Ethan> i would not work for a pre kernel very well but for
    Ethan> different builds of final kernels it should work fine no?

I tried that and use it since a couple months (since July).  I simpy
patch linux/Makefile and put a "-NAME" after EXTRAVERSION.

Works like a charm.

That way I can have both kernels for the main machine and the notebook
in one Packages file without conflict.

    Ethan> or am i missing something obvious?

Nope, you don't... and even if you do, you're not alone ;-)

Bye, J

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