--- portage.py.orig	2004-01-18 05:41:58.000000000 -0500
+++ portage.py	2004-01-30 12:28:13.996729528 -0500
@@ -922,30 +922,41 @@
 # version is None and error is a string
 #
 def ExtractKernelVersion(base_dir):
-	pathname = os.path.join(base_dir, 'include/linux/version.h')
+	lines = []
+	pathname = os.path.join(base_dir, 'Makefile')
 	try:
-		lines = open(pathname, 'r').readlines()
+		f = open(pathname, 'r')
 	except OSError, details:
 		return (None, str(details))
 	except IOError, details:
 		return (None, str(details))
 
+	try:
+		for i in range(4):
+			lines.append(f.readline())
+	except OSError, details:
+		return (None, str(details))
+	except IOError, details:
+		return (None, str(details))
+		
 	lines = map(string.strip, lines)
 
 	version = ''
 
 	for line in lines:
-		items = string.split(line, ' ', 2)
-		if items[0] == '#define' and \
-			items[1] == 'UTS_RELEASE':
-			version = items[2] # - may be wrapped in quotes
-		break
-
-	if version == '':
-		return (None, "Unable to locate UTS_RELEASE in %s" % (pathname))
+		# split on the '=' then remove annoying whitespace
+		items = string.split(line, '=')
+		items = map(string.strip, items)
+		if items[0] == 'VERSION' or \
+			items[0] == 'PATCHLEVEL':
+			version += items[1]
+			version += "."
+		elif items[0] == 'SUBLEVEL':
+			version += items[1]
+		elif items[0] == 'EXTRAVERSION' and \
+			items[-1] != items[0]:
+			version += items[1]
 
-	if version[0] == '"' and version[-1] == '"':
-		version = version[1:-1]
 	return (version,None)
 
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