Greg Schafer wrote: > Robert Connolly wrote: >> On Tuesday April 24 2007 02:50, Randy McMurchy wrote: >>> On the computer I'm typing this message on, 'uname -a' reports this: >>> >>> Linux rmlscsi 2.6.14.3 #1 PREEMPT Sat Mar 25 07:47:39 CST 2006 i686 >>> pentium3 i386 GNU/Linux >>> >>> What would it report without the patch? >> The "pentium3" would become "unknown". The patch sets "uname -p". > > You are technically incorrect. > > An unpatched `uname -a' simply omits the -p and -i fields when they are > "unknown". > > $ uname --help > Usage: uname [OPTION]... > Print certain system information. With no OPTION, same as -s. > > -a, --all print all information, in the following order, > except omit -p and -i if unknown:
That looks like a recent change to the behavior. -- Bruce -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
