Bug#638878: linux-image-3.0.0-1-amd64: Maybe report Debian kernel version with uname

2011-08-22 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Ben Hutchings wrote: > --- a/scripts/mkcompile_h > +++ b/scripts/mkcompile_h > @@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ > if [ -n "$SMP" ] ; then CONFIG_FLAGS="SMP"; fi > if [ -n "$PREEMPT" ] ; then CONFIG_FLAGS="$CONFIG_FLAGS PREEMPT"; fi > UTS_VERSION="$UTS_VERSION $CONFIG_FLAGS $TIMESTAMP" > + > +DISTRIBUTION=$(l

Bug#638878: linux-image-3.0.0-1-amd64: Maybe report Debian kernel version with uname

2011-08-22 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Mon, 2011-08-22 at 14:54 -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Ben Hutchings wrote: > > > I think the problem is that many generic scripts that attempt to > > capture the kernel version will not use 'uname -a', 'uname -rv', or > > similar. If they were to use /proc/version, that would be sufficient,

Bug#638878: linux-image-3.0.0-1-amd64: Maybe report Debian kernel version with uname

2011-08-22 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Ben Hutchings wrote: > I think the problem is that many generic scripts that attempt to > capture the kernel version will not use 'uname -a', 'uname -rv', or > similar. If they were to use /proc/version, that would be sufficient, > but then the uname commands probably work for almost every other

Bug#638878: linux-image-3.0.0-1-amd64: Maybe report Debian kernel version with uname

2011-08-22 Thread Touko Korpela
On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 11:27:10AM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote: > tags 638878 + moreinfo > thanks > > Touko Korpela wrote: > > Would it be possible to report Debian kernel version in uname > > output? Maybe it can be added to "kernel version" string, uname -v > > (now it's "#1 SMP Wed Aug 17 05:07:22

Bug#638878: linux-image-3.0.0-1-amd64: Maybe report Debian kernel version with uname

2011-08-22 Thread Michael Stone
On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 08:10:41PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote: I think the problem is that many generic scripts that attempt to capture the kernel version will not use 'uname -a', 'uname -rv', or similar. If they were to use /proc/version, that would be sufficient, but then the uname commands pr

Bug#638878: linux-image-3.0.0-1-amd64: Maybe report Debian kernel version with uname

2011-08-22 Thread Touko Korpela
On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 01:44:03PM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Ben Hutchings wrote: > >> Touko Korpela wrote: > > >>> Would it be possible to report Debian kernel version in uname > >>> output? Maybe it can be added to "kernel version" string, uname -v > >>> (now it's "#1 SMP Wed Aug 17 05:07:

Bug#638878: linux-image-3.0.0-1-amd64: Maybe report Debian kernel version with uname

2011-08-22 Thread Ben Hutchings
On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 01:44:03PM -0500, Jonathan Nieder wrote: > Ben Hutchings wrote: > >> Touko Korpela wrote: > > >>> Would it be possible to report Debian kernel version in uname > >>> output? Maybe it can be added to "kernel version" string, uname -v > >>> (now it's "#1 SMP Wed Aug 17 05:07:

Bug#638878: linux-image-3.0.0-1-amd64: Maybe report Debian kernel version with uname

2011-08-22 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Ben Hutchings wrote: >> Touko Korpela wrote: >>> Would it be possible to report Debian kernel version in uname >>> output? Maybe it can be added to "kernel version" string, uname -v >>> (now it's "#1 SMP Wed Aug 17 05:07:22 UTC 2011". >>> This information is present in /proc/version and could be i

Bug#638878: linux-image-3.0.0-1-amd64: Maybe report Debian kernel version with uname

2011-08-22 Thread Jonathan Nieder
reassign 638878 coreutils 8.5-1 quit Hi Touko, Touko Korpela wrote: > Would it be possible to report Debian kernel version in uname > output? Maybe it can be added to "kernel version" string, uname -v > (now it's "#1 SMP Wed Aug 17 05:07:22 UTC 2011". > This information is present in /proc/versi

Bug#638878: linux-image-3.0.0-1-amd64: Maybe report Debian kernel version with uname

2011-08-22 Thread Touko Korpela
Package: linux-2.6 Version: 3.0.0-2 Severity: wishlist Would it be possible to report Debian kernel version in uname output? Maybe it can be added to "kernel version" string, uname -v (now it's "#1 SMP Wed Aug 17 05:07:22 UTC 2011". This information is present in /proc/version and could be in un