Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 2 Oct 2000 15:22:01 +0200 | From | Christoph Hellwig <> | Subject | Re: [KBUILD] PATCH 2.4.0.9.8: support for external module building |
| |
On Mon, Oct 02, 2000 at 08:06:08AM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote: > Linus, > > The attached patch against 2.4.0-test9-pre8 greatly improves support > for maintaining open source modules outside the kernel. > > This patch changes linux/Makefile to export all important Make settings > with each kernel build, so that external modules can then pick up that > info and build with the -exact- configuration that the kernel itself was > built with. > > The patch also includes docs for the feature, and adds > include/linux/module.mak for use in external module Makefiles.
Could you change module.mak to use a new-style syntax (obj-foo). We'd like to get rid of the old *_OBJS stuff as soon as possible. (Or let Olaf do it ;).
Christoph
-- Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
|  |