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On Sat, Oct 02, 2004 at 03:40:42PM +0100, Daniel Drake wrote: |
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> Hi Peter, |
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> Peter Johanson wrote: |
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> >Hey all, |
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> >As a result, the kmod.eclass, and config-kernel have several problems, |
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> >and are only 1/2 implemented anyway. Sooo, don't use kmod.eclass. Just |
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> >don't. config-kernel i will be package.masking as well soon. |
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> In that case, how should ebuilds go about building/installing external 2.6 |
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> modules for now? Any "model" ebuilds you can point me at? |
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As of 2.6.6, a new parameter "M=" was added, to take the place of using |
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SUBDIRS= when invoking the kernel build system outside of the kernel. |
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This, combined with some other kernel build fixes, meant that the kernel |
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build system wouldn't have to write to things all over the |
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/usr/src/linux tree when compiling external modules. |
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Most of the time, this means a simple sed to do s:SUBDIRS=:M=: on a |
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makefile or two is sufficient. This doesn't account for any older |
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kernels, but at this point, older 2.6 kernels have quite a few security |
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vulnerabilities ,and should be upgraded anyway. |
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For example ebuilds, check out the new hostap-driver or ipw2100 ebuilds, |
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that do the above technique. Feel free to email me in private or catch |
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me on IRC if you want help with any particular ebuilds. |
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-pete |
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> Thanks, |
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> Daniel |
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Peter Johanson |
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