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From: felix@×××××××.com
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] What is the proper usage of module_rebuild?
Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 15:01:42
Message-Id: 20110516145931.GC3678@crowfix.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] What is the proper usage of module_rebuild? by Alan McKinnon
1 On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 04:49:07PM +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
2
3 > The correct way to use module-rebuild is to run once:
4 >
5 > module-rebuild populate
6 >
7 > This will search the tree to find out-of-kernel-tree module ebuilds you are
8 > using and put them in a db or later use.
9 >
10 > Every time you emerge and build a new kernel, run:
11 >
12 > module-rebuild rebuild
13 >
14 > This will build the missing modules for the kernel you just built.
15 >
16 > module-rebuild add|del lets you maintain the list as you add and delete stuff
17
18 If populate inits the list, are add/del only there to avoid a length
19 tree search? Otherwise I take it you mean run populate once, then
20 rebuild after every new kernel, and otherwise do nothing?
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Re: [gentoo-user] What is the proper usage of module_rebuild? Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>