Comments on: USB http://blog.niceperson.org/2004/05/29/usb/ Making it up as I go along. Mon, 07 Feb 2011 18:34:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Senji http://blog.niceperson.org/2004/05/29/usb/comment-page-1/#comment-368 Senji Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.niceperson.org/wordpress/2004/05/29/usb/#comment-368 I always put a sequence number in my make-kpkg invocations, and the name of the computer for which the kernel is available. This makes backtracking to earlier versions that seemed to work better easier, and as a side effect you get an idea of how many times you've compiled it. For example the command I used to compile <tt>cleopatra</tt>'s current kernel was: <tt>really make-kpkg --revision custom-cleopatra-2004-04-10+run1 kernel_image</tt> (really is like su; you appear to be using fakeroot there, which is probably more sensible!) I always put a sequence number in my make-kpkg invocations, and the name of the computer for which the kernel is available.

This makes backtracking to earlier versions that seemed to work better easier, and as a side effect you get an idea of how many times you've compiled it.

For example the command I used to compile cleopatra's current kernel was:

really make-kpkg --revision custom-cleopatra-2004-04-10+run1 kernel_image

(really is like su; you appear to be using fakeroot there, which is probably more sensible!)

]]> By: Laurabelle http://blog.niceperson.org/2004/05/29/usb/comment-page-1/#comment-369 Laurabelle Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.niceperson.org/wordpress/2004/05/29/usb/#comment-369 That's approximately what the --append-to-version option is for, though I haven't quite figured out the difference between that and --revision. Mine's simpler (just the date of compilation), but it has the same effect. I also keep backup config files from each compilation! That's approximately what the --append-to-version option is for, though I haven't quite figured out the difference between that and --revision. Mine's simpler (just the date of compilation), but it has the same effect.

I also keep backup config files from each compilation!

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