Re: new kernel

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From: Michael Dwyer
Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2000 00:00

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Adam Carheden <adam.carheden@colostate.edu> wrote:
: Where is the kernel version number stored anyway?  I'd think it would be
: hard coded in at compile time.

I think it is stored in (heh heh) version.h.

Actually, I'm just throwing that out there.  I should mention that
the build number is hidden in a dot-file called .version.

While I'm poking around in ther kernel, the version is stored in 
inclue/linux/version.h in the symbol "UTS_RELEASE"

Unless you are using one of those satanic RedHat kenrnels, where it is
hidden in two places depending if you want the uniprocessor or
multiprocessor kernel.

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