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From: "Randy.Dunlap" <rddunlap@osdl.org>
To: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] save kernel version in .config file
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On Mon, 09 Aug 2004 16:03:26 -0400 Bill Davidsen wrote:

| Randy.Dunlap wrote:
| > (from June/2004 email thread:
| > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=108753573200001&r=1&w=2
| > )
| > 
| > Several people found this useful, none opposed (afaik).
| > 
| > Saves kernel version in .config file, e.g.:
| > 
| > #
| > # Automatically generated make config: don't edit
| > # Linux kernel version: 2.6.8-rc3
| > # Tue Aug  3 22:55:57 2004
| > #
| > 
| > Please merge.
| > ---
| > 
| > Save kernel version info and date when writing .config file.
| > Tested with 'make {menuconfig|xconfig|gconfig}'.
| 
| I don't see "oldconfig" here, I'm sure there are people who don't care 
| because they want to roll every kernel fresh, but for the rest of us...

OK, I'll change the description (above):

Tested with 'make {menuconfig|xconfig|gconfig|oldconfig}'.

In fact, what I posted in the email ('#' above) was from oldconfig.

--
~Randy