Re: readme-update-from-the-stone-age.patch added to -mm tree

[Blaisorblade <blaisorblade@yahoo.it>]

On Wednesday 21 September 2005 04:15, Coywolf Qi Hunt wrote:
> On 9/21/05, akpm@osdl.org <akpm@osdl.org> wrote:
> > The patch titled
> >
> >      README update from the stone age
> >
> > has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
> >
> >      readme-update-from-the-stone-age.patch
> >
> >

> > @@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ COMPILING the kernel:
> >     are installing a new kernel with the same version number as your
> >     working kernel, make a backup of your modules directory before you
> >     do a "make modules_install".
> > +   In alternative, before compiling, edit your Makefile and change the
> > +   "EXTRAVERSION" line - its content is appended to the regular kernel
> > +   version.

> This is wrong. You expect users to both do menuconfig and edit top
> Makefile manually?  What is the local version for then?
Ok, yes, feel free to upgrade this to the use of CONFIG_LOCALVERSION. Or I can 
do it as well.
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Paolo Giarrusso, aka Blaisorblade (Skype ID "PaoloGiarrusso", ICQ 215621894)
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