Re: Linux 2.6.32-rc3

Frans Pop
2009-10-06T16:41:37Z

Linus Torvalds wrote:

>> One option would be to make LOCALVERSION_AUTO compulsory.
>
> Yes, I could live with that. If you're compiling from a git tree, we
> might as well show the real version.

Not sure I'd like that.Actually pretty sure I'd hate it.
It would completely break the clean mechanism I currently have (described
in my previous post).

Enabling it by default somehow would be fine with me, but "compulsory" is a
step to far IMO. Users should always be allowed custom schemes.

Cheers,
FJP