On 2/21/2014 9:20 PM, Thomas Vaughan wrote:
isn't supported per se. But when [the software], or the makefiles, parse the
string
3.12-1-amd64
they don't get the expected result. If the uname -r were the string
3.12.9-1
then parsing it would yield the expected result.
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Is the reported kernel-version string, "3.12-1-amd64", something that I could
change by compiling a custom kernel?
Might a shell script that output the expected string work?
Or sed?
Or export?
Or, um, more information about what Debian release is being used and the
"third-party" software. :)
If the compiled program calls the uname() system call, then script-related fixes
won't work. I don't have the source to the compiled program.
I'm running Debian testing (jessie).
Kind regards
And kind regards to you for replying so promptly to my plea for help!
What I'm wondering is whether I can get uname to return the desired
format by somehow compiling a custom kernel.
If so, then any help doing that properly would be appreciated.
I'm not sure if it will work or not - I'm far from a Debian kernel
expert. But one thing to consider: are there any packages which require
the correct Debian format? If so, what would happen to them if you
changed it in the kernel?
Jerry
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