Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 27 Jan 2003 00:56:46 +0100 | From | Christian Zander <> | Subject | Re: no version magic, tainting kernel. |
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On Sun, Jan 26, 2003 at 10:46:39PM +0000, David Woodhouse wrote: > > Ok, but why else would you want your own makefiles if that's not > that you wanted them for? >
Essentially because they already existed and worked (well enough).
> True, but in this case you are voicing concern about the potential > breakage of something which was always known to be bad practice, > fragile and unreliable. > > Your expression of concern is noted, but with about as much sympathy > as is granted to those who express concern because kernel headers > which they were including from userspace have changed. > > Yes, it breaks if you invent you own makefiles. We knew that. Don't > Do That Then -- or if you must, then just deal with it breaking in > the kernel-de-jour. >
Fair enough.
> 'make -C $LINUXDIR SUBDIRS=$PWD modules' has worked for as long as > I can remember; it's not new in 2.5. It's _always_ been the only > reliable way to get kernel modules to build with the correct > options. >
Since Linux 2.2 and including any specifics involved in the process of customizing CFLAGS, ...? If that's the case, I admit ignorance and ask that my earlier remarks be ignored.
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