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From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/18] ipw2200: version string rework
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:28:20 -0700
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On Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:20:34 +0800
Zhu Yi <yi.zhu@intel.com> wrote:

> Added version string fields so the version string indicates what is
> configured (ie, you'll see 1.1.1kpmd if you are using a GIT snapshot
> (Kernel.. previously -git), promiscuous (p), monitor (m), debug (d) build.

No, this is completely the wrong direction.

Stop with the config option nonsense. It makes it impossible for linux distributions
and others that want to ship one kernel and modules.