From: Lars Marowsky-Bree <lmb@suse.de>
To: Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>
Cc: "Mike A. Harris" <mharris@opensourceadvocate.org>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch] 2.4 add suffix for uname -r
Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 10:12:17 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010506101217.H3988@marowsky-bree.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0105060334390.1549-100000@asdf.capslock.lan> <3437.989135106@ocs3.ocs-net>
In-Reply-To: <3437.989135106@ocs3.ocs-net>; from "Keith Owens" on 2001-05-06T17:45:06
On 2001-05-06T17:45:06,
Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au> said:
> You already have a working kernel which you want to rename to use as a
> backup version. Changing EXTRAVERSION and recompiling builds a new
> kernel and adds uncertainty about whether the kernel still works - did
> you change anything else before recompiling?
You assign a new EXTRAVERSION to the new kernel you are building, and keep the
old kernel at the old name.
Problem solved.
Sincerely,
Lars Marowsky-Brée <lmb@suse.de>
--
Perfection is our goal, excellence will be tolerated. -- J. Yahl
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-05-06 8:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-05-06 7:15 [patch] 2.4 add suffix for uname -r Keith Owens
2001-05-06 7:35 ` Mike A. Harris
2001-05-06 7:45 ` Keith Owens
2001-05-06 8:12 ` Lars Marowsky-Bree [this message]
2001-05-06 8:36 ` Mike Castle
2001-05-06 9:01 ` Lars Marowsky-Bree
2001-05-06 17:08 ` Russell King
2001-05-06 9:16 ` Mike A. Harris
2001-05-07 17:29 ` Pavel Roskin
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