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Date:	Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:47:32 +0800
From:	Amerigo Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To:	Christian Kujau <lists@...dbynature.de>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scripts/ver_linux

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 10:57:17PM -0700, Christian Kujau wrote:
>Hi there,
>
>sometimes I'm using scripts/ver_linux to quickly have an overview of my 
>(build-)environment. The output is usually a bit off, since I don't have 
>"kbd" or "console-tools" installed and don't have /sbin:/usr/sbin in my 
>PATH.

Hmm, so probably you are also using a Red Hat distribution?
AFAIK, only some Fedora and RHEL don't have /sbin and /usr/sbin in $PATH.

Anyway, it looks reasonable.

Acked-by: WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>

Thanks.



>The patch below makes scripts/ver_linux print a better result, 
>compared to its original output:
>
>-module-init-tools      found
>+module-init-tools      3.4
>+e2fsprogs              1.41.3
>+jfsutils               1.1.12
>+reiserfsprogs          3.6.19
>+reiser4progs           1.0.6
>+xfsprogs               2.9.8
> Linux C Library        2.7
> Procps                 3.2.7
>-Kbd                    loadkeys:
>+Net-tools              1.60
> Sh-utils               6.10
>
>Signed-off-by: Christian Kujau <lists@...dbynature.de>
>
>--- linux-2.6-git/scripts/ver_linux.orig	2009-08-14 07:47:12.185695350 +0200
>+++ linux-2.6-git/scripts/ver_linux	2009-08-14 07:47:23.642348227 +0200
>@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
> # /bin /sbin /usr/bin /usr/sbin /usr/local/bin, but it may
> # differ on your system.
> #
>+PATH="$PATH":/sbin:/usr/sbin
> echo 'If some fields are empty or look unusual you may have an old version.'
> echo 'Compare to the current minimal requirements in Documentation/Changes.'
> echo ' '
>@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ ifconfig --version 2>&1 | grep tools | a
> 
> # Kbd needs 'loadkeys -h',
> loadkeys -h 2>&1 | awk \
>-'(NR==1 && ($3 !~ /option/)) {print "Kbd                   ", $3}'
>+'(NR==1 && ($1 = /^loadkeys/)) {print "Kbd                   ", $3}'
> 
> # while console-tools needs 'loadkeys -V'.
> loadkeys -V 2>&1 | awk \
>
>-- 
>BOFH excuse #17:
>
>fat electrons in the lines
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