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Commit 0466dcbe authored by Jesper Juhl's avatar Jesper Juhl Committed by Linus Torvalds
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Update version number references in README 



When 3.0 is released I believe the README should reflect the new
numbering.

Signed-off-by: default avatarJesper Juhl <jj@chaosbits.net>
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
parent 724d4c03

README

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	Linux kernel release 2.6.xx <http://kernel.org/>

	Linux kernel release 3.x <http://kernel.org/>



These are the release notes for Linux version 2.6.  Read them carefully,

These are the release notes for Linux version 3.  Read them carefully,

as they tell you what this is all about, explain how to install the

kernel, and what to do if something goes wrong.
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source: 
   directory where you have permissions (eg. your home directory) and

   unpack it:



		gzip -cd linux-2.6.XX.tar.gz | tar xvf -

		gzip -cd linux-3.X.tar.gz | tar xvf -



   or

		bzip2 -dc linux-2.6.XX.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -

		bzip2 -dc linux-3.X.tar.bz2 | tar xvf -





   Replace "XX" with the version number of the latest kernel.
@@ -75,15 +75,15 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source: 
   files.  They should match the library, and not get messed up by

   whatever the kernel-du-jour happens to be.



 - You can also upgrade between 2.6.xx releases by patching.  Patches are

 - You can also upgrade between 3.x releases by patching.  Patches are

   distributed in the traditional gzip and the newer bzip2 format.  To

   install by patching, get all the newer patch files, enter the

   top level directory of the kernel source (linux-2.6.xx) and execute:

   top level directory of the kernel source (linux-3.x) and execute:



		gzip -cd ../patch-2.6.xx.gz | patch -p1

		gzip -cd ../patch-3.x.gz | patch -p1



   or

		bzip2 -dc ../patch-2.6.xx.bz2 | patch -p1

		bzip2 -dc ../patch-3.x.bz2 | patch -p1



   (repeat xx for all versions bigger than the version of your current

   source tree, _in_order_) and you should be ok.  You may want to remove
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source: 
   failed patches (xxx# or xxx.rej). If there are, either you or me has

   made a mistake.



   Unlike patches for the 2.6.x kernels, patches for the 2.6.x.y kernels

   Unlike patches for the 3.x kernels, patches for the 3.x.y kernels

   (also known as the -stable kernels) are not incremental but instead apply

   directly to the base 2.6.x kernel.  Please read

   directly to the base 3.x kernel.  Please read

   Documentation/applying-patches.txt for more information.



   Alternatively, the script patch-kernel can be used to automate this
@@ -107,14 +107,14 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source: 
   an alternative directory can be specified as the second argument.



 - If you are upgrading between releases using the stable series patches

   (for example, patch-2.6.xx.y), note that these "dot-releases" are

   not incremental and must be applied to the 2.6.xx base tree. For

   example, if your base kernel is 2.6.12 and you want to apply the

   2.6.12.3 patch, you do not and indeed must not first apply the

   2.6.12.1 and 2.6.12.2 patches. Similarly, if you are running kernel

   version 2.6.12.2 and want to jump to 2.6.12.3, you must first

   reverse the 2.6.12.2 patch (that is, patch -R) _before_ applying

   the 2.6.12.3 patch.

   (for example, patch-3.x.y), note that these "dot-releases" are

   not incremental and must be applied to the 3.x base tree. For

   example, if your base kernel is 3.0 and you want to apply the

   3.0.3 patch, you do not and indeed must not first apply the

   3.0.1 and 3.0.2 patches. Similarly, if you are running kernel

   version 3.0.2 and want to jump to 3.0.3, you must first

   reverse the 3.0.2 patch (that is, patch -R) _before_ applying

   the 3.0.3 patch.

   You can read more on this in Documentation/applying-patches.txt



 - Make sure you have no stale .o files and dependencies lying around:
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ INSTALLING the kernel source: 


SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS



   Compiling and running the 2.6.xx kernels requires up-to-date

   Compiling and running the 3.x kernels requires up-to-date

   versions of various software packages.  Consult

   Documentation/Changes for the minimum version numbers required

   and how to get updates for these packages.  Beware that using
@@ -142,11 +142,11 @@ BUILD directory for the kernel: 
   Using the option "make O=output/dir" allow you to specify an alternate

   place for the output files (including .config).

   Example:

     kernel source code:	/usr/src/linux-2.6.N

     kernel source code:	/usr/src/linux-3.N

     build directory:		/home/name/build/kernel



   To configure and build the kernel use:

   cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.N

   cd /usr/src/linux-3.N

   make O=/home/name/build/kernel menuconfig

   make O=/home/name/build/kernel

   sudo make O=/home/name/build/kernel modules_install install