On 9/21/05, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> The patch titled
>
> README update from the stone age
>
> has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
>
> readme-update-from-the-stone-age.patch
>
>
> From: "Paolo 'Blaisorblade' Giarrusso" <[email protected]>
>
> We have no options which the user can set in the Makefile. Only the
> EXTRAVERSION, which is also useful in place of the "backup modules"
> suggestion.
>
> We don't have configuration options in the top Makefile.
>
> Signed-off-by: Paolo 'Blaisorblade' Giarrusso <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]>
> ---
>
> README | 9 ++++++---
> 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff -puN README~readme-update-from-the-stone-age README
> --- 25/README~readme-update-from-the-stone-age Tue Sep 20 16:36:49 2005
> +++ 25-akpm/README Tue Sep 20 16:36:49 2005
> @@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel:
> "make gconfig" X windows (Gtk) based configuration tool.
> "make oldconfig" Default all questions based on the contents of
> your existing ./.config file.
> + "make silentoldconfig"
> + Like above, but avoids cluttering the screen
> + with question already answered.
>
> NOTES on "make config":
> - having unnecessary drivers will make the kernel bigger, and can
> @@ -169,9 +172,6 @@ CONFIGURING the kernel:
> should probably answer 'n' to the questions for
> "development", "experimental", or "debugging" features.
>
> - - Check the top Makefile for further site-dependent configuration
> - (default SVGA mode etc).
> -
> COMPILING the kernel:
>
> - Make sure you have gcc 2.95.3 available.
> @@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ COMPILING the kernel:
> are installing a new kernel with the same version number as your
> working kernel, make a backup of your modules directory before you
> do a "make modules_install".
> + In alternative, before compiling, edit your Makefile and change the
> + "EXTRAVERSION" line - its content is appended to the regular kernel
> + version.
This is wrong. You expect users to both do menuconfig and edit top
Makefile manually? What is the local version for then?
>
> - In order to boot your new kernel, you'll need to copy the kernel
> image (e.g. .../linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage after compilation)
> _
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On Wednesday 21 September 2005 04:15, Coywolf Qi Hunt wrote:
> On 9/21/05, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
> > The patch titled
> >
> > README update from the stone age
> >
> > has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
> >
> > readme-update-from-the-stone-age.patch
> >
> >
> > @@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ COMPILING the kernel:
> > are installing a new kernel with the same version number as your
> > working kernel, make a backup of your modules directory before you
> > do a "make modules_install".
> > + In alternative, before compiling, edit your Makefile and change the
> > + "EXTRAVERSION" line - its content is appended to the regular kernel
> > + version.
> This is wrong. You expect users to both do menuconfig and edit top
> Makefile manually? What is the local version for then?
Ok, yes, feel free to upgrade this to the use of CONFIG_LOCALVERSION. Or I can
do it as well.
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On 9/21/05, Blaisorblade <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Wednesday 21 September 2005 04:15, Coywolf Qi Hunt wrote:
> > On 9/21/05, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > The patch titled
> > >
> > > README update from the stone age
> > >
> > > has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
> > >
> > > readme-update-from-the-stone-age.patch
> > >
> > >
>
> > > @@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ COMPILING the kernel:
> > > are installing a new kernel with the same version number as your
> > > working kernel, make a backup of your modules directory before you
> > > do a "make modules_install".
> > > + In alternative, before compiling, edit your Makefile and change the
> > > + "EXTRAVERSION" line - its content is appended to the regular kernel
> > > + version.
>
> > This is wrong. You expect users to both do menuconfig and edit top
> > Makefile manually? What is the local version for then?
> Ok, yes, feel free to upgrade this to the use of CONFIG_LOCALVERSION. Or I can
> do it as well.
> --
CONFIG_LOCALVERSION is for normal users while "EXTRAVERSION" is for
developers to maintain different kernel trees.
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http://sosdg.org/~coywolf/
On Thursday 22 September 2005 02:36, Coywolf Qi Hunt wrote:
> On 9/21/05, Blaisorblade <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Wednesday 21 September 2005 04:15, Coywolf Qi Hunt wrote:
> > > On 9/21/05, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > The patch titled
> > > >
> > > > README update from the stone age
> > > >
> > > > has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is
> > > >
> > > > readme-update-from-the-stone-age.patch
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > @@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ COMPILING the kernel:
> > > > are installing a new kernel with the same version number as your
> > > > working kernel, make a backup of your modules directory before
> > > > you do a "make modules_install".
> > > > + In alternative, before compiling, edit your Makefile and change
> > > > the + "EXTRAVERSION" line - its content is appended to the regular
> > > > kernel + version.
> > >
> > > This is wrong. You expect users to both do menuconfig and edit top
> > > Makefile manually? What is the local version for then?
> >
> > Ok, yes, feel free to upgrade this to the use of CONFIG_LOCALVERSION. Or
> > I can do it as well.
> > --
> CONFIG_LOCALVERSION is for normal users while "EXTRAVERSION" is for
> developers to maintain different kernel trees.
Ok, Randy Dunlap just fixed it up.
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