Re: version.h

[Randy Dunlap]

On Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:52:17 +0800 runcoderen wrote:

> hi Randy:
> but I donwload linux kernel source code version is 2.6.10

Yep, my bad.  In all of 2.6, version.h is a generated file.
(The trees where I found it were not clean, i.e., they already contained
the generated file.)


> å 2010-08-20äç 17:48 -0700ïRandy Dunlapåéï
> > On Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:40:57 +0800 runcoderen wrote:
> > 
> > > hi all:
> > > the LDD 3rd edition is based on linux-2.6.10.
> > > Thus I downloaded the special kernel code.
> > > 
> > > but it can't find the version.h file.
> > > 
> > > the path I try to find is linux-2.6.10/include/linux
> > > -- 
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Since linux 2.6.25, include/linux/version.h is a generated file.
> > I.e., it is produced at kernel make/build time.
> > 
> > 2.6.24 and before do have include/linux/version.h.


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