Git question

[Steve Dickson]

On 08/24/2010 01:55 PM, M A Young wrote:
> On Tue, 24 Aug 2010, Steve Dickson wrote:
> 
>> On 08/24/2010 10:46 AM, M A Young wrote:
>>> On Tue, 24 Aug 2010, Steve Dickson wrote:
>>>
>>>> Also, the kernel that is currently being built from my pnfs-13 branch
>>>> fails to install with the following error:
>>>>
>>>>    FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.34.5-43.pnfs_all_2.6.35_2010_08_19.fc13.x86_64-pnfs/modules.dep: No such file or directory
>>>>
>>>> The extra "-pnfs" on the 2.6.34.5-43... directory name is the problem.
>>>> It probably has something to do with how I changed the buildid:
>>>
>>> I suspect it has nothing to do with the buildid (I use one and don't have
>>> the problem). I would check the kernel version file in the source (I don't
>>> know offhand what it is called) and see if -pnfs is added there. If it is
>>> add a patch to remove it.
>> Does anybody know the name of the file Michael is talking about?
> 
> I was misremembering a bit. What may be adding that extra bit is any file in the 
> base of the kernel tree of the form localversion* which get sucked in by 
> the base level Makefile.
Yes... I do see a ./localversion-pnfs in the built tree... thank you!

Now how and why is that being created, especially if its going to 
cause the kernel not to install?

tia,  

steved.