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[gentoo-user] Quick quesition regarding "linux-2.6.31.x" and "gentoo-sources-2.6.31-rx"
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Marcus Wanner
Nov 19, 2009, 5:20:02 PM11/19/09
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I was just wondering if a package such as "gentoo-sources-2.6.31-r6"
uses kernel 2.6.31.6, or just 2.6.31. I have been digging through
timestamps and the like for a while, but I just can't figure it out.
uses kernel 2.6.31.6, or just 2.6.31. I have been digging through
timestamps and the like for a while, but I just can't figure it out.
Thanks, and sorry for my noobishness.
Marcus
Eray Aslan
Nov 19, 2009, 5:20:02 PM11/19/09
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On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 03:49:19PM -0500, Marcus Wanner wrote:
> I was just wondering if a package such as "gentoo-sources-2.6.31-r6"
> uses kernel 2.6.31.6, or just 2.6.31. I have been digging through
> timestamps and the like for a while, but I just can't figure it out.
> I was just wondering if a package such as "gentoo-sources-2.6.31-r6"
> uses kernel 2.6.31.6, or just 2.6.31. I have been digging through
> timestamps and the like for a while, but I just can't figure it out.
http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/linux-patches/genpatches-2.6/tags/
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Eray
David Relson
Nov 19, 2009, 7:30:02 PM11/19/09
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It uses a tarball and patches:
$$ ( cd /usr/portage/distfiles ; ls -l *2.6.31* )
... 114701 2009-11-07 17:37 genpatches-2.6.31-6.base.tar.bz2
... 24961 2009-11-07 17:37 genpatches-2.6.31-6.extras.tar.bz2
... 139031 2009-11-16 14:50 genpatches-2.6.31-7.base.tar.bz2
... 24961 2009-11-16 14:50 genpatches-2.6.31-7.extras.tar.bz2
... 61494822 2009-09-12 20:14 linux-2.6.31.tar.bz2
Nikos Chantziaras
Nov 19, 2009, 7:30:02 PM11/19/09
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On 11/19/2009 10:49 PM, Marcus Wanner wrote:
> I was just wondering if a package such as "gentoo-sources-2.6.31-r6"
> uses kernel 2.6.31.6, or just 2.6.31. I have been digging through
> timestamps and the like for a while, but I just can't figure it out.
> I was just wondering if a package such as "gentoo-sources-2.6.31-r6"
> uses kernel 2.6.31.6, or just 2.6.31. I have been digging through
> timestamps and the like for a while, but I just can't figure it out.
In addition to the link Eray posted, you can also always check
/usr/portage/sys-kernel/gentoo-sources/ChangeLog
Marcus Wanner
Nov 20, 2009, 1:10:02 PM11/20/09
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save downloading most of it again), but includes the patches to change
that version to 2.6.31.6. Thank you.
Marcus
Marcus Wanner
Nov 20, 2009, 1:10:02 PM11/20/09
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Marcus
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