Re: [RFC] Kernel version numbering scheme change

[Chris Friesen]

Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 12:55:44AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 09:47:51AM +0300, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > ...
> > > Packages are built in a chroot with the correct release installed.
> > Then why would this break if they are being built against the correct,
> > older, kernel?
>
> How could you build userspace "against a kernel"?

I imagine many embedded products regularly build (or even cross-build) a 
kernel and a matching userspace against that kernel, independent of the 
running kernel on the build machine.  I know that we do it every day...

Chris
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