1 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7715b2c14fb4..2e2f4a4324af 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 VERSION = 2
 PATCHLEVEL = 6
 SUBLEVEL = 29
-EXTRAVERSION = -rc3
+EXTRAVERSION = -rc8
 NAME = Erotic Pickled Herring
 
 # *DOCUMENTATION*
@@ -389,6 +389,7 @@ PHONY += outputmakefile
 # output directory.
 outputmakefile:
 ifneq ($(KBUILD_SRC),)
+        $(Q)ln -fsn $(srctree) source
         $(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/mkmakefile \
             $(srctree) $(objtree) $(VERSION) $(PATCHLEVEL)
 endif
@@ -903,12 +904,18 @@ localver = $(subst $(space),, $(string) \
 # and if the SCM is know a tag from the SCM is appended.
 # The appended tag is determined by the SCM used.
 #
-# Currently, only git is supported.
-# Other SCMs can edit scripts/setlocalversion and add the appropriate
-# checks as needed.
+# .scmversion is used when generating rpm packages so we do not loose
+# the version information from the SCM when we do the build of the kernel
+# from the copied source
 ifdef CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO
-        _localver-auto = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) \
-                          $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion $(srctree))
+
+ifeq ($(wildcard .scmversion),)
+        _localver-auto = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) \
+                         $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion $(srctree))
+else
+        _localver-auto = $(shell cat .scmversion 2> /dev/null)
+endif
+
         localver-auto  = $(LOCALVERSION)$(_localver-auto)
 endif
 
@@ -946,7 +953,6 @@ ifneq ($(KBUILD_SRC),)
             mkdir -p include2;                                          \
             ln -fsn $(srctree)/include/asm-$(SRCARCH) include2/asm;     \
         fi
-        ln -fsn $(srctree) source
 endif
 
 # prepare2 creates a makefile if using a separate output directory
@@ -1537,7 +1543,7 @@ quiet_cmd_depmod = DEPMOD  $(KERNELRELEASE)
       cmd_depmod = \
         if [ -r System.map -a -x $(DEPMOD) ]; then                              \
                 $(DEPMOD) -ae -F System.map                                     \
-                $(if $(strip $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)), -b $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH) -r)   \
+                $(if $(strip $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)), -b $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH) )     \
                 $(KERNELRELEASE);                                               \
         fi