Bug#341104: linux-patch-debian-2.6.14: dropping EXTRAVERSION from official kernel patches
Package: linux-patch-debian-2.6.14
Version: 2.6.14-4
Severity: minor
Hello,
I've just compiled a new kernel from
linux-patch-debian-2.6.14_2.6.14-4_all.deb,
and I noticed this includes the official patches 2.6.14.1 up to
2.6.14.3, except from the extraversion. So, by default the new kernel
will be called vmlinuz-2.6.14, possibly overriding a previous
2.6.14. Furthermore, it is difficult to tell which version you
run exactly. The fix is to run make-kpkg as:
make-kpkg --added-patches debian --append-to-version ".3" kernel-image
modules-image
Is there some good reason to drop the EXTRAVERSION from official
patches ? Why not keep it, or even modify it as something like
".3-debian" so that a 'uname -a' will make clear that the actual
kernel is a 2.6.14, patched up to interim revision .3, and with
specific debian patches ?
Pascal Dupuis
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.14.3
Locale: LANG=fr_BE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=fr_BE.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Versions of packages linux-patch-debian-2.6.14 depends on:
ii bash 3.0-17 The GNU Bourne Again SHell
ii bzip2 1.0.2-10 high-quality block-sorting file co
ii grep-dctrl 2.6.7 Grep Debian package information
ii patch 2.5.9-2 Apply a diff file to an original
linux-patch-debian-2.6.14 recommends no packages.
-- no debconf information
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