Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2014 23:11:33 -0400 (GMT-04:00) From: John <aqqa11@earthlink.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: where does uname get version number? Message-ID: <23956906.1397704294200.JavaMail.root@elwamui-hybrid.atl.sa.earthlink.net>
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>From: Trond Endrest=C3=B8l <Trond.Endrestol@fagskolen.gjovik.no>
>Sent: Apr 16, 2014 3:59 AM
>To: John <aqqa11@earthlink.net>
>Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
>Subject: Re: where does uname get version number?
>
>On Wed, 16 Apr 2014 03:28-0400, John wrote:
>
>> After a rocky upgrade from 9.1-RELEASE(-p10) to 9.2-RELEASE, all files I=
checked are now in 9.2-RELEASE-p4. For example:
>>=20
>> /usr/src/sys/conf/newvers.sh contains:
>>=20
>> TYPE=3D"FreeBSD"
>> REVISION=3D"9.2"
>> BRANCH=3D"RELEASE-p4"
>>=20
>> /etc/hosts contains:
>>=20
>> # $FreeBSD: release/9.2.0/etc/hosts 109997 2003-01-28 21:29:23Z dbaker $
>>=20
>> and the kernel contains the new version:
>> =20
>> # strings /boot/kernel/kernel | grep RELEASE|grep 9
>> @(#)FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE-p4 #0: Tue Apr 8 18:08:22 UTC 2014
>> FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE-p4 #0: Tue Apr 8 18:08:22 UTC 2014
>> 9.2-RELEASE-p4
>>=20
>> However, uname somehow shows the wrong version:
>>=20
>> # uname -a
>> FreeBSD localhost.localdomain 9.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.1-RELEASE #0 r243825=
: Tue Dec 4 09:23:10 UTC 2012 root at farrell.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj=
/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64
>>=20
>> So where does uname get the version number from? Which file(s) might no=
t have been upgraded? Thank you!
>
>newvers.sh generates /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/$KERNEL/vers{ion,.c} during=20
>buildkernel.
>
>Prior to running "make -D NO_CLEAN buildworld buildkernel" I always=20
>run "rm /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/$KERNEL/vers*" thus forcing these files=20
>to be regenerated with the correct information.
>
>If you want to keep the build count stored in the=20
>/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/$KERNEL/version file, just run=20
>"rm /usr/obj/usr/src/sys/$KERNEL/vers.?".
>
Thank you! Sorry I should mention, I never compiled kernel, I just upgrade=
d from RELEASE to RELEASE. I mentioned that newvers.sh in order to show th=
at the upgrade appeared to be successful, because all these files that cont=
ains the version number now show the correct new version (9.2-RELEASE-p4). =
Yet somehow uname shows the wrong old version (9.1-RELEASE #0). So want t=
o know where does uname obtained the version number.
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