Re: Comparing linux kernel trees.

[Clemens Ladisch]

James Courtier-Dutton wrote:
> I have been given a linux kernel sources tar file.
> It contains a modified version of the linux kernel.
> It is just source files, without any "git" history.
> What I would like to do is compare this with the mainline linux kernel
> git tree, and find the tag from the kernel git tree that this source
> code is most similar to.

The kernel *knows* which version it is.

> My plan at the moment is just to automate a checkout of every git tag,
> then run diff -ur on it, and then choose the smallest diff file
> output.
> But, has anyone got a better method?

head -5 Makefile


Regards,
Clemens
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