--- trunk/include/kernel.sminc	2013/08/14 10:49:25	18718
+++ trunk/include/kernel.sminc	2013/08/14 10:58:50	18719
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #                        set the version here like USE_LINUX_FIRMARE="20110605"
 #                        version "internal" keeps the bits too
 #
+#  ${INCLUDE_KERNELVERSION_FILE}: creates a /boot/kernelversion file (deprecated)
 
 sminclude mtools
 
@@ -231,13 +232,16 @@
 		/usr/src/linux-${PVER}-${BRANCH}-${PBUILD} \
 		|| die
 
-	# install kernel description
-	echo "
-KRNVER=${BRANCH}-${PVER}-${ARCH}-${PBUILD}${KERNEL_ARCH_EXTENSION}
-KRNLIB=${PVER}-${BRANCH}-${PBUILD}${KERNEL_ARCH_EXTENSION}
-KRNIMG=kernel-${PVER}-${BRANCH}-${PBUILD}${KERNEL_ARCH_EXTENSION}
-KRNINITRD=
-" > ${BINDIR}/boot/kernelversion || die
+	if [[ ${INCLUDE_KERNELVERSION_FILE} = true ]]
+	then
+		MCONFIG=/boot/kernelversion
+		# install kernel description
+		mclearconfig || die
+		maddconfig "KRNVER=${BRANCH}-${PVER}-${ARCH}-${PBUILD}${KERNEL_ARCH_EXTENSION}" || die
+		maddconfig "KRNLIB=${PVER}-${BRANCH}-${PBUILD}${KERNEL_ARCH_EXTENSION}" || die
+		maddconfig "KRNIMG=kernel-${PVER}-${BRANCH}-${PBUILD}${KERNEL_ARCH_EXTENSION}" || die
+		maddconfig "KRNINITRD=" || die
+	fi
 
 	# install kernel-config from srcdir
 	minstallfile .config \