Gentlehackers,
The day to clarify the real definition of "-rc" is finally here.
Steven
--- linux-2.6.12-rc1-mm4/Documentation/feature-list-2.6.txt.orig 2005-04-01 07:56:23.000000000 -0700
+++ linux-2.6.12-rc1-mm4/Documentation/feature-list-2.6.txt 2005-04-01 07:59:21.000000000 -0700
@@ -23,16 +23,21 @@
Applying patches.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- In 2.4 and previous kernels, the recommended way to apply patches was
to use a command line such as ...
gzip -cd patchXX.gz | patch -p0
In 2.6, Linus started adding an extra path element to the diffs,
so using -p1 in the untarred 'to be patched' directory is necessary.
+Release Candidates
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+- In 2.4 and previous kernels, -rc meant "release candidate".
+ In 2.6, -rc means "really churning", so even more testing is desired.
+
Known gotchas.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Certain known bugs are being reported over and over. Here are the
workarounds.
- Blank screen after decompressing kernel?
Make sure your .config has
CONFIG_INPUT=y
CONFIG_VT=y