>>"Ian" == Ian Zimmerman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Manoj> And you can set up your module postinst to install the module
Manoj> in any directory you want -- /lib/modules/2.4/foo, for example,
Manoj> and copy files at will.
Ian> But what is the point of having them in a package, then?
Heh. I have 2.4.17 installed, and I install module_foo. Where
do the module files go?
I now install 2.4.18. Now, either the module search path is
changed, or boom! no more module foo with new kernel.
That is why the packaged module foo should copy files to 2.4.18
Ian> Okay, I didn't know about the first part, thanks for pointing it out.
Ian> But it would only be of any import if the rigid dependencies were
Ian> relaxed.
The rigid dependencies are created by people who package
modules. They are there since it is a hassle to implement the hooked
file copy stuff that is needed in order for packaged modules to work
right.
There really are reasons for the rigid dependendcies. We are
not quite all morons here, you know. Even if we can't spell.
manoj
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