Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 21 Nov 2000 22:12:19 -0700 | From | "Jeff V. Merkey" <> | Subject | Re: modutils 2.3.20 not backward compatible |
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Keith Owens wrote: > > On Tue, 21 Nov 2000 20:17:47 -0700, > "Jeff V. Merkey" <jmerkey@timpanogas.org> wrote: > >Was there a reason we removed the -i and -m options from newer modutils > >and broke backwards caompatibility? I'm re-writing our module build > >scripts for the installer, and I discovered after upgrading to 2.3.20, > >that all the build scripts (about 10MB worth) are now busted and I have > >been spending most of this evening rewriting them so they work again. > > -i and -m have never been in the base code. -i in depmod is a Redhat > add on, only in their distribution. I have no idea what -m does, apart > from -m in insmod which is supported. Blame the distributors.
Thanks for clarifying. -i ignores certain dependency failures, and is very dangerous. -m lets you use a map file. If what you say is correct, then it was an erstwhile exercise rewriting these scripts, since they will now take generic parameters.
Jeff
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