Hello! Quoting r. Sam Ravnborg ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) "Re: changing local version requires full rebuild": > On Sun, Jan 16, 2005 at 05:22:42PM +0200, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > > Hi! > > Is it just me, or does changing the local version always require > > a full kernel rebuild? > > > > If so, I'd like to fix it, since I like copying > > my kernel source with --preserve and changing the > > local version, then going back to the old version in case of > > a crash. > > Its important to change the local version to force > > make install and make modules_install to put things in a separate > > directory. > > Just tried it out here. > After cp -Ra only a limited part of the kernel rebuilds. > o oiu.c in ieee directory - because it dependson the shell script > o A number of drivers that include version.h > - This should be changed so local version does not affect > the reast of version.h. > o Other stuff that is always build if kernel has changed > > Do you use "echo -mylocalver > localversion" to change the local version? > > Sam
Just tried this with the same effect. Could it be your version was already -mylocalver? Please note that you have to actually *change* the local version, otherwise almost nothing is recompiled. Just a touch does nothing. Actually, the directory kernel/ is not recompiled (so the subject is a bit misleading) , but a huge number of files in drivers, filesystems, sound, lib and net directory - are. MST ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the post-holiday blues Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt from ThinkGeek. It's fun and FREE -- well, almost....http://www.thinkgeek.com/sfshirt _______________________________________________ kbuild-devel mailing list kbuild-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kbuild-devel
