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  From: <davidn@rebel.net.au>
  To  : Matthew Geddes <mgeddes@tellurian.com.au>
  Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 16:18:51 +1030 (CST)

Re: Black Magic and Kernel recompiles

Matthew Geddes <mgeddes@tellurian.com.au> wrote:
>> I think the problem you were having related to kernel module versions.
> How so?

You mentioned a .ver file.  I think (but haven't checked) that kernel
symbols are composed of a base symbol and a hash of the kernel version
number, and are then stored in a .ver file.  The makefile often doesn't
delete pre-exisitng .ver files, and so if you've got a kernel that was
properly built for e.g. 2.4.18-18, and you want to customise it as
2.4.18-18custom, the version hash is different and thus the .ver files
are all invalid but they don't get deleted and rebuilt.  Make mrproper
deletes them.

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