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On Tuesday 28 November 2006 15:26, James wrote: |
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> Alan McKinnon <alan <at> linuxholdings.co.za> writes: |
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> > You might want to emerge module-rebuild to help with such things in |
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> > future. It tracks which ebuilds install kenrel modules that need to be |
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> > rebuilt, and rebuilds them all with one command. So you still have to |
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> > remember to run it after a kernel upgrade, but at least it removes the |
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> > resulting hassle if you forget about one of the packages |
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> Ahhh, |
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> But does it detect kernel changes and pop itself into the list when one |
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> runs some like 'emerge -uDp ' ??? |
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> That's what's needed is both a list of what to rebuild and an automated |
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> reminder. I have so many gentoo systems running now, it's difficult |
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> for my _tiny_little_brain to remember what I did, where and when..... |
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> (kinda like the good ole days of skirt_chasin in college...) |
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> Any help for those of us with premature_alzheimers? |
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You do know that `emerge -u gentoo-sources` does not install a new kernel, |
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right? It only installs the sources (hence the name). module-rebuild needs to |
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be run after you've actually configured, compiled and installed a new |
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kernel... |
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Bo Andresen |
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