Re: changing local version requires full rebuild

[Michael S. Tsirkin]

Hello!
Quoting r. Sam Ravnborg (sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx) "Re: changing local version requires full rebuild":
>  > 
> > > Do you use "echo -mylocalver > localversion" to change the local version?
> > > 
> > > 	Sam
> > 
> > No, I do makemenuconfig to edit the version. Is that right?
> 
> That is fine too.
> When building - do you use separate output dir?
> 
> 	Sam

First, by design any module includes the full
kernel release name as part of the VERMAGIC_STRING.
So at least one file will have to be rebuilt for each module,
and all modules have to be relinked, if localversion changes.


MST
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