On Sun, 6 Nov 2005 18:12:48 +0100, Sven Luther <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> On Sun, Nov 06, 2005 at 10:57:13AM -0600, Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> > There is no reason that the linux-headers packages could not be >> > used to build out-of-tree modules using the symlink, without >> > having the linux-image installed, so this doesn't work, even >> > though it looks like a seducing proposal. >> >> Third party modules which have been integrated into Debian can >> still be built, without the linux-image installed, by >> a) cd /usr/src/kernel-headers-foo, call make-kpkg >> b) KSRC=/usr/src/kernel-headers-foo, call make-kpkg > Yeah, hear yourself, because you don't feel like adding a simple > exception to the check for build, or do a find -name \*.ko as Martin > suggested, each and all the packaged modules need to be modified, as > well as all third party module which are not packaged and depend on > the build symlink working. When I, as a user, build kernel images, on make install, it creates source and build links, pointing to the directory where the sources lie. When I package the image up, it too comes with a nice source and build links. So kernel image packages ship with source links, and build links. Even if I did not ask the question preinst, the packages would conflict, since the same files belong in both. manoj -- There is an order of things in this universe. Apollo, "Who Mourns for Adonais?" stardate 3468.1 Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.golden-gryphon.com/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]