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Linux release candidates not supported by build system

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buildsystem enhancement / improvement
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Description

Editing `modules/linux` to support Linux release candidates is not enough, as the checksum verification is not able to deal with the file name: `linux-4.19-rc4.tar.gz` ().

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by inspecting modules/linux and the checksum-verification path, then compare the handling of the referenced linux-4.19-rc4.tar.gz filename with regular Linux releases. Done means release-candidate archives pass checksum verification without requiring changes only to modules/linux.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
build-system, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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