# Use the default kernel version if the Makefile doesn't override it
-ifeq ($(LINUX_VERSION),)
- ifeq ($(KERNEL),2.4)
- LINUX_VERSION:=2.4.34
- else
- LINUX_VERSION:=2.6.21.5
- endif
+ifeq ($(KERNEL),2.4)
+ LINUX_VERSION?=2.4.34
+else
+ LINUX_VERSION?=2.6.21.5
endif
LINUX_RELEASE?=1
# disable the md5sum check for unknown kernel versions
LINUX_KERNEL_MD5SUM?=x
-KERNEL:=2.$(word 2,$(subst ., ,$(strip $(LINUX_VERSION))))
+KERNEL?=2.$(word 2,$(subst ., ,$(strip $(LINUX_VERSION))))
+KERNEL_PATCHVER=$(shell echo '$(LINUX_VERSION)' | cut -d. -f1,2,3 | cut -d- -f1)