Hi, > I mean, all by-hand modifications must be in the $(srctree) (let's get > this term), $(objtree) is output *only*. Thus, i would propose to remove > it from the path. Even dynamic SCM mechanism of adding local version > doesn't use `localversion' files.
I use localversion-$foo files in both srctree (scm tags such as "-hg<changeset>") and objtree (config tag, "-default", "-pae", ...) and find it quite useful. The login prompt usually includes $(uname -r), so you easily see what kernel the machine runs at the moment ... cheers, Gerd -- Gerd Hoffmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/