Re: [gentoo-user] uname -a question

[Ernie Schroder <schroder@ntplx.net>]

On Saturday 28 January 2006 10:31, a tiny voice compelled Richard Fish to 
write:
> On 1/28/06, Ernie Schroder <schroder@ntplx.net> wrote:
> > Where does uname find kernel version? For my last 2 new kernels, uname -a
> > returns some off the wall kernel version. It seems to be picking up extra
> > info from God know where.
>
> It comes from the version embedded in the kernel, returned via the
> uname system call (man 2 uname).
>
> carcharias rjf # strace -v -e uname uname
> uname({sysname="Linux", nodename="carcharias",
> release="2.6.15-suspend2-r3", version="#3 PREEMPT Sat Jan 21 10:00:05
> MST 2006", machine="i686"}) = 0
> uname({sysname="Linux", nodename="carcharias",
> release="2.6.15-suspend2-r3", version="#3 PREEMPT Sat Jan 21 10:00:05
> MST 2006", machine="i686"}) = 0
>
> > $ uname -a
> > Linux MRK 2.6.15-gentoo-r12.6.14-r-4_new #1 Fri Jan 27 12:38:49 EST 2006
> > i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2400+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
>
> There are various ways these versions can be set, including
> EXTRAVERSION and LOCALVERSION.
>
> What are using to build these kernels?
>
> -Richard
 using the typical change symlink copy over .config, make oldconfig make && 
make modules_install    cp arch etc.
Obviously, I made a typo last upgrade but I can't figure out how to fix it 
now.
-- 
Regards, Ernie
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