[lug] Kernel numbering

[Zan Lynx]

On Wed, 2008-02-13 at 17:35 -0700, Jeffrey Haemer wrote:
> Here's the command and the result:
> 
> $ uname -r
> 2.6.22-14-generic
> 
> 
> I understand the "2.6.22" but what's the "-14-generic" part?
> 
> (For example, if I use "git" to pull a source tree, I can find a tag
> for v2.6.22, but not for v2.6.22-14-generic)

That bit is set in the Makefile with the EXTRAVERSION variable.  There
is also a .config option to automatically use the kernel tree's current
GIT SHA hash.

Most distros put something in EXTRAVERSION to show the kernel type,
build number, etc.
-- 
Zan Lynx <zlynx at acm.org>
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