Messages in this thread Patch in this message |  | | From | Keith Owens <> | Date | Wed, 08 Nov 2000 00:21:22 +1100 |
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On Tue, 7 Nov 2000 12:11:57 +0000 (GMT), Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote: >> Agreed, I was unhappy that the build symlink was added to 2.2 kernels. >> Now you need modutils >= 2.3.14 for 2.2 kernels :(. But nobody asks >> me, I'm just the kernel module.[ch] and modutils maintainer. > >Actually they do. I agree that it wants sorting. Im just wondering what the >best approach is - maybe check modutils rev and only add the link if its high >enough ?
Against 2.2.18-pre19, only create build symlink if insmod exists and has version >= 2.3.14.
Index: 18-pre19.1/Makefile --- 18-pre19.1/Makefile Sat, 04 Nov 2000 21:35:33 +1100 kaos (linux-2.2/G/b/14_Makefile 1.3.2.2.1.1.1.5.1.3.6.1.5.1.1.1.1.16.1.4 644) +++ 18-pre19.1(w)/Makefile Wed, 08 Nov 2000 00:13:19 +1100 kaos (linux-2.2/G/b/14_Makefile 1.3.2.2.1.1.1.5.1.3.6.1.5.1.1.1.1.16.1.4 644) @@ -335,6 +335,7 @@ modules_install: MODLIB=$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/modules/$(KERNELRELEASE); \ mkdir -p $$MODLIB; \ rm -f $$MODLIB/build; \ + [ `/sbin/insmod -V 2>&1 | awk '/^insmod version /{split($3, a, /\./); printf "%d%03d%03d\n", a[1], a[2], a[3];}'`0 -ge 20030140 ] && \ ln -s `pwd` $$MODLIB/build; \ cd modules; \ MODULES=""; \ - 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/
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