Re: How does /usr/bin/uname work in plain english?

From: bob prohaska <fbsd_at_www.zefox.net>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2021 21:46:32 -0800
On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 10:15:32PM -0700, Warner Losh wrote:
> > > __FreeBSD_version is defined in sys/param.h. For -U, uname prints that
> > > value. For -K, it asks the kernel for this value to print.
> > >
> > > MMmmnnn where MM is the major version, mm is minor, and nnn is
> > incremental
> > > when the APIs change, approximately weekly.
> > >

Sounds like the numbers are manually set by humans...
I imagined something much more automated.

> 
> He has a newer kernel than userland... however that came to be...
> 
Yes, a new kernel was compiled to fix the "won't boot with HDMI connected"
problem on Raspberry Pi.

Thanks for explaining!

bob prohaska
Received on Thu Jan 14 2021 - 04:46:32 UTC

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