linux-kernel - Re: [patch] kbuild: improve version string logic

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Date:	Wed, 6 Jan 2010 01:11:38 +1100
From:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>
Cc:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] kbuild: improve version string logic

Hi Michal,

On Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:59:11 +0100 Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz> wrote:
>
> Stephen, won't this break your linux-next scripts in any way? The final
> build won't change, because of the next-YYYYMMDD tag, but the builds in
> between will have the '+' appended to their version.

I think it should be OK - I don't depend on the kernel version for
anything until the very end.  If it does cause a problem, I am now
forwarned and can fix my scripts.

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@...b.auug.org.au
http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~sfr/

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