linux-kernel - Re: Linux v2.6.18-rc2 | UTS Release version does not match current version

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Message-ID: <20060717005615.GA11640@ca-server1.us.oracle.com>
Date:	Sun, 16 Jul 2006 17:56:15 -0700
From:	Joel Becker <Joel.Becker@...cle.com>
To:	Alistair John Strachan <s0348365@....ed.ac.uk>
Cc:	Michael Krufky <mkrufky@...uxtv.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@...ian.org>
Subject: Re: Linux v2.6.18-rc2 | UTS Release version does not match current version

On Sun, Jul 16, 2006 at 10:12:58PM +0100, Alistair John Strachan wrote:
> >
> > -UTS_RELEASE_VERSION=$(shell if [ -f include/linux/version.h ]; then	 \
> > -                 grep 'define UTS_RELEASE' include/linux/version.h | \
> > +UTS_RELEASE_VERSION=$(shell if [ -f include/linux/utsrelease.h ]; then	 \
> > +                 grep 'define UTS_RELEASE' include/linux/utsrelease.h | \
> >
> >
> > And rerun your make-kpkg.  The above is not a valid patch, you'll have
> > to hand change it.
> 
> It's probably worth letting somebody an upstream Debian maintainer know about 
> this, so that Etch can inherit it (CCed).

	I expected they'd notice really soon.  Plus, a proper fix needs
to detect which header to use (older vs newer kernels), so the above is
not viable for upstream.  But yes, I should have Cc'd :-)

Joel


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