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Re: Trivial question bout EXTRAVERSION and install destination

From: Russell Coker <russell_at_coker.com.au>
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 16:56:37 -0400


On Mon, 8 Jul 2002 20:15, JW wrote:
> You can determine the name of the new kernel by
> looking in /boot. The new kernel's name will end in "-selinux"
> (example: "vmlinuz-2.4.18-selinux").
>
> SuSE kernels always install into /boot, but all othe end up in /, with
> generic names, including selinux's:
>
> 1. What is wrong that's causing EXTRAVERSION to be ignored
> 2 Why are System.map and vmlinuz edning up in / instead of /boot ?

Debian kernels end up in /boot with extraversion included in the names.

Also I have been convinced to remove the EXTRAVERSION from the patches I package for Debian to avoid conflicts, but the Debian package build system allows specifying it at compile time.

> It's not a huge problem, but it's rather perplexing, especially since I had
> the exact same issue with a grsecurity-patched kernel

Not a problem for Debian...

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Received on Tue 9 Jul 2002 - 16:59:58 EDT
 

Date Posted: Jan 15, 2009 | Last Modified: Jan 15, 2009 | Last Reviewed: Jan 15, 2009

 
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