Re: compiling kernel

["C.M. Connelly" <c@eskimo.com>]

"J" == Josh  <jholland3@uswest.net> writes:


   Me> Yes.  Put something else (like the name of your dog, your
   Me> cat, your fish, or your second-grade teacher there
   Me> instead).

   J> even if I didn't name vmlinux and System.map with an extra
   J> name?

In that case, no, don't bother with EXTRAVERSION.  The whole point
of using EXTRAVERSION is to allow you to have more than one kernel
(and a matching module tree and System.map file) for a single
version of the kernel.  It's useful if you're going to, say, try
building an all-in-one kernel (no modules) to get started, and
then build another kernel with lots of things split out into
modules.  (It's also useful for keeping separate System.map files
for different versions of the kernel.)

If you're just compiling a single kernel for a given version, then
you don't need to use EXTRAVERSION.

   CMC

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