Re: Linux v2.6.18-rc2 | UTS Release version does not match current version

[Alistair John Strachan <s0348365@sms.ed.ac.uk>]

On Sunday 16 July 2006 21:36, Joel Becker wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 16, 2006 at 10:34:06AM -0400, Michael Krufky wrote:
> > I get this when building using debian's make-kpkg:
> >
> > The UTS Release version in include/linux/version.h
> >     ""
> > does not match current version:
> >     "2.6.18-rc2"
> > Please correct this.
>
> 	make-kpkg uses version.h to get UTS_RELEASE.  UTS_RELEASE has
> moved to utsrelease.h.
>
> Right after you get the error, modify
> debian/ruleset/misc/version_vars.mk
>
> -UTS_RELEASE_VERSION=$(shell if [ -f include/linux/version.h ]; then	 \
> -                 grep 'define UTS_RELEASE' include/linux/version.h | \
> +UTS_RELEASE_VERSION=$(shell if [ -f include/linux/utsrelease.h ]; then	 \
> +                 grep 'define UTS_RELEASE' include/linux/utsrelease.h | \
>
>
> And rerun your make-kpkg.  The above is not a valid patch, you'll have
> to hand change it.

It's probably worth letting somebody an upstream Debian maintainer know about 
this, so that Etch can inherit it (CCed).

-- 
Cheers,
Alistair.

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