Replacing "-custom" in my New Kernel development configuration

[arshad.super@gmail.com (Arshad Hussain)]

On 12-Feb-2015, at 12:07 pm, s.rawat <imsaurabhrawat@gmail.com> wrote:

> Yes the headers are there in the sources of 3.18.5 kernel.But then I have to change all the references to linux/<header_files.h> in my modules to the path of 

You have to Modify your Makefile (-C) to point to your source.

make -C $(kennel source) SUBDIRS=$(Your source code folder) modules


> <kernel_source>/include/linux/<header_files.h>.This could be corrective action.I am looking for preventive action .
> CONFIG_LOCALVERSION appends whatever name we want to append after the kernel version.
> I was looking for downloading the kernel headers for the custom kernel I built whose name has been changed to 3.18.5-custom.
> uname -r give => 3.18.5-custom. :( (cant use it sudo apt-get install linux-header-$(uname-r) :( 
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> On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 11:37 PM, Arshad Hussain <arshad.super@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 11-Feb-2015, at 11:18 pm, Vin?cius Tinti <viniciustinti@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 3:42 PM, s.rawat <imsaurabhrawat@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Hello,
> >> I recently built the 3.18.5 kernel according to instruction on the
> >> linuxkernel newbie page .I used /sbin/installkernel script to install the
> >> modules and updated the grub.cnf.
> >> On a reboot i get option 3.18.5[b]-custom[/b] and booted in.But now since I
> >> am modifying the kernel and needed headers in /user/src for the same kernel
> 
> Your headers for ?-custom? kernel will be under the folder where you have downloaded 3.18.5 kernel.
> 
> 
> >> name i am using i.e 3.18.5 , but uname-r gives 3.18.5[b]-custom[/b].I can
> >> still install headers with the name 3.18.5 and rename it to 3.18.5-custombut
> >> how is there any other way out to fix this.If I could  replace "-custom" in
> >> all the places or do I have to do it manually - in grub, all all other
> >> places?I dont know how many places it has been reference as "-custom".
> >> I might have taken a wrong route i guess :S ! Have I??
> >
> > Take a look at CONFIG_LOCALVERSION option.
> >
> >> Rgds,S
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