Kernel configuration. gconfig doesn't allow LOCALVERSION change

catkin · 10-24-2009, 10:59 AM

Hello

Is gconfig protecting me from doing something stupid?

First kernel build. gconfig didn't allow changing "Local version - append to kernel release LOCALVERSION" from -smp. Tried -smpc and very simple variants of -smp. Other changes allowed. Ran make bzImage modules OK. Next step would write modules to /lib/modules/<kernelversion> but <kernelversion> is unchanged so would replace current files! OK to edit .config and change CONFIG_LOCALVERSION?

Here are more details

Code:

c:~$ cat /etc/slackware-version
Slackware 13.0.0.0.0

root:/usr/src# cp -pR linux-2.6.29.6 ~c/src
root:/usr/src# cd ~c/src
root:/home/c/src# chown -R c:users linux-2.6.29.6/

c:~/src/linux-2.6.29.6$ cp -p .config .config.org
c:~/src/linux-2.6.29.6$ make mrproper
[snip]
c:~/src/linux-2.6.29.6$ zcat /proc/config.gz > .config
c:~/src/linux-2.6.29.6$ cp -p .config .config.from_running_kernel
c:~/src/linux-2.6.29.6$ make oldconfig
c:~/src/linux-2.6.29.6$ make gconfig &
[GUI session]
c:~/src/linux-2.6.29.6$ diff .config .config.from_running_kernel
4c4
< # Thu Oct 22 21:20:14 2009
---
> # Mon Aug 17 00:50:41 2009
3813,3831c3813
< CONFIG_EDAC=y
<
< #
< # Reporting subsystems
< #
< # CONFIG_EDAC_DEBUG is not set
< CONFIG_EDAC_MM_EDAC=y
< CONFIG_EDAC_AMD76X=y
< # CONFIG_EDAC_E7XXX is not set
< # CONFIG_EDAC_E752X is not set
< # CONFIG_EDAC_I82875P is not set
< # CONFIG_EDAC_I82975X is not set
< # CONFIG_EDAC_I3000 is not set
< # CONFIG_EDAC_X38 is not set
< # CONFIG_EDAC_I5400 is not set
< # CONFIG_EDAC_I82860 is not set
< # CONFIG_EDAC_R82600 is not set
< # CONFIG_EDAC_I5000 is not set
< # CONFIG_EDAC_I5100 is not set
---
> # CONFIG_EDAC is not set

Best

Charles

jedi_sith_fears · 10-24-2009, 11:05 AM

You can use xconfig or menuconfig to change the localversion,

If all else fails, edit the .config file by a text editor manually.

For installing modules, use "make modules_install" command.

catkin · 10-25-2009, 05:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jedi_sith_fears

You can use xconfig or menuconfig to change the localversion,

If all else fails, edit the .config file by a text editor manually.

For installing modules, use "make modules_install" command.

Thanks jedi_sith_fears

make xconfig wasn't an option (no Qt on this system) but make menuconfig allowed the change.

I'm more than happy to configure by editing files but too ignorant of the build process to wantonly ignore a restriction imposed by the make gconfig GUI.

Building now with suffix -smp-c1 ...

onebuck · 10-25-2009, 08:55 AM

Hi,

You can edit the 'MAKEFILE' and include/change 'EXTRAVERSION=' which is at the top of the file.