Hi, On Sun, 18 Feb 2007, Olaf Hering wrote:
> > On Fri, 16 Feb 2007, Olaf Hering wrote: > > > > > Pass a timestamp to kbuild via an enviroment variable. > > > > > > TZ=UTC BUILD_TIMESTAMP=2007-01-01 make -kj O=../O vmlinux > > > > > > This can be used when the kernel source is in a SCM and uname -v > > > is supposed to give the commit date and not the package build time. > > > > Is this really necessary? I don't really see the point of this. > > The package/kernel buildtime does not mean much, but the commit date > gives you a way to restore the source state for a given binary. This information could also be added to the version string like CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO does. OTOH rather than abusing the build date (which may not mean much, but it nevertheless has a meaning), I'd rather add the possibility to add extra information. bye, ROman - 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/
