Hi Marco, Wasn't this an eudyptula challenge task? Thanks! b. On 6.10.2016 10:01, Alexander Kapshuk wrote: > On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Marco Gross <mgross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> Hello folks, >> >> >> >> I’m trying to automatically append version information to my kernel’s version string. >> >> Therefore, I have in my .config following option: >> >> >> >> CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO=y >> >> >> >> Additionally, following is set: >> >> >> >> CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=”++” >> >> >> >> The output that is expected is said to be the first eight characters of the output of ‘git rev-parse --verify HEAD’. >> >> The output in my kernel directory is: >> >> >> >> $ git rev-parse --verify HEAD >> >> c8d2bc9bc39ebea8437fd974fdbc21847bb897a3 >> >> >> >> After installing the kernel the name of the kernel is as follows: >> >> >> >> vmlinuz-4.8.0++ >> >> >> >> I expected: >> >> >> >> vmlinuz-4.8.0++-gc8d2bc9b >> >> >> >> My question: Where is the version string that I expected? >> >> >> >> Marco >> >> >> >> Mit freundlichen Grüßen / Best regards >> >> Marco Gross >> >> Diplomand >> >> >> >> >> >> Fritz Stephan GmbH >> >> - Medizintechnik - >> >> Kirchstraße 19, D-56412 Gackenbach >> >> >> >> Tel.: +49 6439 9125-249 >> >> Fax: +49 6439 9125-111 >> >> E-Mail: mgross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> Web: www.stephan-gmbh.com >> >> >> >> Handelsregister Amtsgericht Montabaur HR-Nr. 4241 >> >> Geschäftsführer: Tanja Stephan, Georg Mainusch >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Kernelnewbies mailing list >> Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies >> > The '+' character is appended when the contents of your git repository > have been modified, but not committed. > > You want to either commit the changes you have made, and rebuild the > kernel, or undo the changes to restore the original state of the tree. > > Hope this helps. > > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
