Re: [RFC] Kernel naming convention in the merge phase

[H. Peter Anvin]

Oliver Hartkopp wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> i wonder about the Kernel naming convention in the merge phase before
> the -rc1 is officially tagged by Linus.
>
> Won't it be more precisely to name the current snapshot
> 2.6.26-merge-git16 instead of 2.6.25-git16?
>
> It is not that i would suggest to have a new git tag in this merge phase 
> but only the Makefile should be changed at the beginning of this phase 
> to identify the ongoing work for the 2.6.26:
>
> ------
> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index d3634cd..b8c85a4 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
> VERSION = 2
> PATCHLEVEL = 6
> -SUBLEVEL = 25
> -EXTRAVERSION =
> -NAME = Funky Weasel is Jiggy wit it
> +SUBLEVEL = 26
> +EXTRAVERSION = -merge
> +NAME = unnamed
>
> # *DOCUMENTATION*
> # To see a list of typical targets execute "make help"
> ------
>
> Introducing the new '-merge' version _that_ early helps to avoid the 
> version confusion in /lib/modules and also allows people to work with 
> kernel version depended stuff in a very early phase.

And it'll break all the robotic stuff again.

Foo-gitX has always been a development snapshot which *follows* Foo.

	-hpa
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