> Is there a generic way to detect, via the C pre-processor,
> whether the kernel is a stable or experimental series?
I don't know about "via the C pre-processor", but you could try one of
the following bash commands:
1. To detect whether the currently running kernel is from a
stable series:
if [ $[`uname -r | cut -d . -f 2`%2] -eq 0 ]; then
echo STABLE
else
echo DEVELOPMENT
fi
2. To detect whether the kernel source in /usr/src/linux is
from a stable series:
TEST=`grep ^PATCHLEVEL /usr/src/linux/ | head -1`
if [ $[`echo $TEST | cut -d ' ' -f 3`%2] -eq 0 ]; then
echo STABLE
else
echo DEVELOPMENT
fi
Best wishes from Riley.
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| There is something frustrating about the quality and speed of Linux |
| development, ie., the quality is too high and the speed is too high, |
| in other words, I can implement this XXXX feature, but I bet someone |
| else has already done so and is just about to release their patch. |
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
* ftp://ftp.MemAlpha.cx/pub/rhw/Linux
* http://www.MemAlpha.cx/kernel.versions.html
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