#597323 grub-pc: kernel 2.6.36-rc4-git4 is listed after 2.6.36-rc4 in boot menu by default

Package:
grub-pc
Source:
grub2
Description:
GRand Unified Bootloader, version 2 (PC/BIOS version)
Submitter:
Arthur Marsh
Date:
2012-12-29 22:48:05 UTC
Severity:
normal
#597323#5
Date:
2010-09-18 16:29:32 UTC
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I used kernel-package to build kernels 2.6.36-rc4 and later 2.6.36-rc4-git4

kernel 2.6.36-rc4 was the default kernel, but remained so after installing
kernel 2.6.36-rc4-git4.

Shouldn't the later kernel become the new default kernel to boot if GRUB_DEFAULT is set to 0?
#597323#10
Date:
2012-12-29 22:45:15 UTC
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Hello Arthur,
                  Was  kernel 2.6.36-rc4 installed first on the machine?
Was a clean install? I do not think there is functionality in grub to
figure out which kernel should come first down to that level of release. It
might be able to find out which one is newer for example between 2.6.36 and
2.6.37. I think there would need to be hard coding in grub to make it tell
the difference between these 2 low level releases.

kernel 2.6.36-rc4 was the default kernel, but remained so after installing
kernel 2.6.36-rc4-git4.


What do you think colin?