[WBEL-users] Building custom kernel, how do I change the EXTRAVERSION

[Karanbir Singh]

Edwards, Scott (GE Healthcare) wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I downloaded the latest kernel source rpm from RedHat and I built a custom kernel to use with WhiteBox.  However, it sets the EXTRAVERSION to my username, which is not what I want.  I need to put specific text in to identify it as one of our custom kernels.  Can anybody tell me where this is done when doing a rpmbuild?  I have looked through all the RedHat patches and I can't find anything in there.  I have Googled around and I can't find where it is done.  Any help would be most appreciated.
> 

grab the .src.rpm  for the kernel you want to build

install it ( to check where it goes do this : rpm --eval "%_topdir"  )

change into the SPECS dir, and with your fav editor open the 
kernel-x.x.spec file, scroll down a bit and you can see the portion with 
  a note from the kernel maintainers at Redhat about the extraversion, 
handle that / change that to whatever you might want it to be.

save spec file and exit

rpmbuild -ba <name of specfile> --target <arch>

and you are done ( depending on your machine capability it might be a 
while before its done )

btw, as a side note : why dont you want the extaversion ? its a good 
idea to have some indication of when / where / how the kernel was built 
( if nothing else, for later audit purposes )


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