[patch] to fix kernel version counter

[walt]

On Fri, 5 Nov 2004, Matthew Dillon wrote:


>     we actually don't want to increment the kernel version every time 
>     quickworld is run.  If any sources are modified it will increment the
>     version but if nothing has changed it probably shouldn't.
> 
>     So I think the quickkernel target is fine.

I'm confused about the reasons to pick one target over the other:  under
what conditions is it *not* appropriate to use the quickkernel target?