linux-kernel - Re: Linux 2.6.32-rc3

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Date:	Tue, 6 Oct 2009 18:40:56 +0200
From:	Frans Pop <elendil@...net.nl>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	mingo@...e.hu, hohndel@...radead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.32-rc3

Linus Torvalds wrote:

>> One option would be to make LOCALVERSION_AUTO compulsory.
> 
> Yes, I could live with that. If you're compiling from a git tree, we
> might as well show the real version.

Not sure I'd like that.Actually pretty sure I'd hate it.
It would completely break the clean mechanism I currently have (described 
in my previous post).

Enabling it by default somehow would be fine with me, but "compulsory" is a 
step to far IMO. Users should always be allowed custom schemes.

Cheers,
FJP
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