On Fri, Sep 09, 2005 at 11:16:38PM +0200, Andrea Arcangeli wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I'm trying to detect a debian kernel from uname -r. > > My suggestion would be to add a "-debian" at the end of the localversion > of kernels _patched_/modified by debian, and to leave the localversion > completely _empty_ (or an unchanged localversion compared to the > mainline defconfig) for unmodified mainline kernels shipped by debian > (if you ship them in the first place).
Not a good idea. Why clutter the namespace of versions in order to adapt to non-debian needs. ? What is it you intent to do anyway ? > I also wonder how to detect ubuntu kernels, perhaps they're the same as > debian I don't know. If they're the same from a sourcecode standpoint > then I guess it's better to call them "-debian" too at the end of the > extraversion. The ubuntu kernel is similar but different. What about : more /proc/version Linux version 2.6.12-1-powerpc ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 4.0.2 20050806 (prerelease) (Debian 4.0.1-4)) #1 Tue Aug 16 20:08:54 UTC 2005 Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
