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From: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
To: Mark Fasheh <mark.fasheh@oracle.com>
Cc: Thomas Schlichter <schlicht@uni-mannheim.de>,
       "Randy.Dunlap" <rddunlap@osdl.org>, Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>,
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Subject: Re: no version magic, tainting kernel. 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 23 Jan 2003 11:35:40 -0800."
             <20030123193540.GD13137@ca-server1.us.oracle.com> 
Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 12:58:40 +1100
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In message <20030123193540.GD13137@ca-server1.us.oracle.com> you write:
> Can't the stuff in init/vermagic.c be moved into a header file? Maybe
> vermagic.h? Most of the code can be cut 'n pasted right out of vermagic.c
> and the bit that defines "const char vermagic[]..." could be placed inside a
> macro which modules would then stick in the bottom of one of their c files.

And then you'll die horribly next time Kai or I change the way modules
are built.

Really, using the Makefiles is always the most future-proof way!

Hope that helps!
Rusty.
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  Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell.
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