On Mon, Nov 28, 2005 at 02:04:12PM +0100, Pascal A. Dupuis wrote: > Package: linux-patch-debian-2.6.14 > Version: 2.6.14-4 > Severity: minor > > Hello, > > I've just compiled a new kernel from > linux-patch-debian-2.6.14_2.6.14-4_all.deb, > and I noticed this includes the official patches 2.6.14.1 up to > 2.6.14.3, except from the extraversion. So, by default the new kernel > will be called vmlinuz-2.6.14, possibly overriding a previous > 2.6.14. Furthermore, it is difficult to tell which version you > run exactly. The fix is to run make-kpkg as: > make-kpkg --added-patches debian --append-to-version ".3" kernel-image > modules-image > > Is there some good reason to drop the EXTRAVERSION from official > patches ? Why not keep it, or even modify it as something like > ".3-debian" so that a 'uname -a' will make clear that the actual > kernel is a 2.6.14, patched up to interim revision .3, and with > specific debian patches ?
Please have a look at /proc/version, which should have all the info you need : Linux version 2.6.14-2-powerpc (Debian 2.6.14-3) ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 4.0.3 20051023 (prerelease) (Debian 4.0.2-3.sven.1)) #2 Thu Nov 10 11:55:12 UTC 2005 This is mine, for example, and you see that it is 2.6.14-2-powerpc official kernel built from debian source 2.6.14-3. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]