On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 06:01:17 -0500 (EST) Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > A small formatting fix, and add a few lines describing the origin of > the git-based "localversion" string for the kernel version. > > Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > --- > > diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig > index f977086..4d5aef6 100644 > --- a/init/Kconfig > +++ b/init/Kconfig > @@ -80,13 +80,19 @@ config LOCALVERSION_AUTO > default y > help > This will try to automatically determine if the current tree is a > - release tree by looking for git tags that > - belong to the current top of tree revision. > + release tree by looking for git tags that belong to the current > + top of tree revision. > > A string of the format -gxxxxxxxx will be added to the localversion > - if a git based tree is found. The string generated by this will be > + if a git-based tree is found. The string generated by this will be > appended after any matching localversion* files, and after the value > - set in CONFIG_LOCALVERSION > + set in CONFIG_LOCALVERSION. (The actual string is the first eight > + characters produced by running the command: > + > + $ git rev-parse --verify HEAD > + > + which is done within the script "scripts/setlocalversion", in case > + you were interested.)
Please omit ", in case you were interested". > > Note: This requires Perl, and a git repository, but not necessarily > the git or cogito tools to be installed. How can this be the case since a 'git' command is used, according to your new documentation? --- ~Randy *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** - 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/
