On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:43:56 -0600, reader@newsguy.com wrote:

> I like to use that and put `-$MYHOST' as string.  I wondered if there
> is any way to set a numericly incrementing string.  Maybe some trick
> syntax that can go in that spot?

cd /usr/src/linux
echo "-${MYHOST}-" >localversion1
ln -s .version localversion2

The build system adds the contents of any localversion* files it finds,
and it also increments .version.


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Neil Bothwick

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