Re: [PATCH 1/2] Makefile: fix missing dash when using make LOCALVERSION=xxx

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On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:46:37AM -0700, David Rientjes wrote:
> On Mon, 28 Jun 2010, Cong Wang wrote:
> 
> > But in your patch description, you said:
> > 
> >     Without CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO, "make" results in v2.6.32-rc4+
> >     unless the repository is at the Linux v2.6.32-rc4 commit (in which
> >     case the version would be v2.6.32-rc4).  If "make LOCALVERSION=kbuild"
> >     were used, it results in v2.6.32-rc4-kbuild.
> > 
> > So, shouldn't that be "make LOCALVERSION=-kbuild"?
> > 
> 
> Yup, that's what it should have said.  That doesn't mean that we need to 
> change the long-standing behavior of LOCALVERSION= to add an implied `-', 
> though.

Agreed, we should not enforce any new policy here. Someone might wish to
use underscores as separators for instance.

Michal
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