Problem with kernel-package

[Kit Peters]

I'm trying to compile kernel 2.6.17.1 from the vanilla sources at kernel.org.  As this kernel is for a specific machine, I want to append a note to the kernel version to reflect that fact.  Normally, I would do this from within $KERNEL_SOURCE_DIR/.config, but as I'm trying to keep this machine as "debianized" as possible (by which I mean installing everything via apt, and creating my own debs when necessary) I'm using kernel-package.

I have configured the kernel via menuconfig.  Kernel sources are at $HOME/src/linux-2.6.17.1/.  I execute 'CC= gcc-4.1 make-kpkg --pgpsign [EMAIL PROTECTED] --rootcmd sudo --revision 1.0 --append-to-version "-pt5500" buildpackage'.  The kernel appears to build successfully, and sudo prompts me for my password to execute 'debian/rules binary'.  At this point, however, it all goes wahooni-shaped:

====== making target BIN-common [new prereqs: testdir]======

====== making target POST-BUILD-indep-stamp [new prereqs: ]======

====== making target INST-common [new prereqs: testdir]======
====== making target BUILD-common [new prereqs: testdir]======

The changelog says we are creating 2.6.17.1-pt5500
However, I thought the version is 2.6.17.1
exit 4
make: *** [sanity_check] Error 4
make: *** [stamp-buildpackage] Error 2


My kernel .config is attached.  Can anyone shed some light on this matter?

Thanks in advance.

Kit Peters

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