From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 6 May 2001 04:12:55 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 6 May 2001 04:12:46 -0400 Received: from gate.in-addr.de ([212.8.193.158]:37382 "HELO mx.in-addr.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sun, 6 May 2001 04:12:32 -0400 Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 10:12:17 +0200 From: Lars Marowsky-Bree To: Keith Owens Cc: "Mike A. Harris" , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [patch] 2.4 add suffix for uname -r Message-ID: <20010506101217.H3988@marowsky-bree.de> In-Reply-To: <3437.989135106@ocs3.ocs-net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.3i In-Reply-To: <3437.989135106@ocs3.ocs-net>; from "Keith Owens" on 2001-05-06T17:45:06 X-Ctuhulu: HASTUR Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On 2001-05-06T17:45:06, Keith Owens 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 -- Perfection is our goal, excellence will be tolerated. -- J. Yahl