Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 13 Nov 2001 17:10:37 -0000 | From | Alex Bligh - linux-kernel <> | Subject | Re: Changed message for GPLONLY symbols |
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Keith,
--On Tuesday, November 13, 2001 1:50 PM +1100 Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au> wrote:
> Hint: You are trying to load a module without a GPL compatible license > and it has unresolved symbols. The module may be trying to access > GPLONLY symbols but the problem is more likely to be a coding or > user error. Contact the module supplier for assistance. > > Does anyone think that this message can be misunderstood by anybody > with the "intelligence" of the normal Windoze user?
Yes I think it can be misunderstood, and, perhaps more importantly, still points the user at GPLONLY when it's more likely to be a straightforward version mismatch. Better might be:
Hint: You are trying to load a module which has unresolved symbols. These symbols may not be exported by this version of the kernel (perhaps you have a version mismatch), or they may be exported GPLONLY, (in which case they will not be available to your module which does not carry a GPL compatible license). In either case, contact the module supplier for assistance.
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