Re: [uPATCH] Re: Questions about Kernel 2.4.0.*

2000-12-01 Thread Peter Samuelson
[Marc Mutz] > > +TOPDIR := $(shell pwd -P) > That is specific to the bash builtin 'pwd'. GNU sh-util's pwd does > not know that option (at least not my version, which is: "pwd (GNU > sh-utils) 1.16") It passed my 5-second shell feature portability test (ash). Checking again, I see that the ash

Re: [uPATCH] Re: Questions about Kernel 2.4.0.*

2000-12-01 Thread Marc Mutz
Peter Samuelson wrote: > > +TOPDIR := $(shell pwd -P) That is specific to the bash builtin 'pwd'. GNU sh-util's pwd does not know that option (at least not my version, which is: "pwd (GNU sh-utils) 1.16") I just wanted to note that... Marc -- Marc Mutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://Encryp

[uPATCH] Re: Questions about Kernel 2.4.0.*

2000-12-01 Thread Peter Samuelson
[Marc Mutz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>] > Should that not be first converted to paths that contain no symlinks? I agree. --- Makefile~ Tue Nov 28 21:53:31 2000 +++ MakefileFri Dec 1 12:25:28 2000 @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ CONFIG_SHELL := $(shell if [ -x "$$BASH" ]; then echo $$BASH; \ else if

Re: Questions about Kernel 2.4.0.*

2000-12-01 Thread Marc Mutz
Peter Samuelson wrote: > > Many people limit their e-mail messages to 80 columns. What for? > CF'mon, linebreaks are bloat! Those extra characters all around :-) > The 'build' symlink is to make it easier for external module > installation scripts to find the build directory for a given kerne

Re: Questions about Kernel 2.4.0.*

2000-11-30 Thread Peter Samuelson
[Android] > 1) There is a link in /lib/modules/2.4.0.11: build->/usr/src/linuxcreated by the >Makefile (make modules_install). What for? Many people limit their e-mail messages to 80 columns. What for? The 'build' symlink is to make it easier for external module installation scripts to find th

Re: Questions about Kernel 2.4.0.?

2000-11-27 Thread Android
- Original Message - From: Android To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 2:20 PM Subject: Questions about Kernel 2.4.0.? 1) There is a link in /lib/modules/2.4.0.11: build->/usr/src/linux created by the Makefile (make modules_install).

Re: Questions about Kernel 2.4.0.?

2000-11-25 Thread Keith Owens
On Sat, 25 Nov 2000 14:20:39 -0800, "Android" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >There is a link in /lib/modules/2.4.0.11: build->/usr/src/linux >created by the Makefile (make modules_install). >What for? depmod doesn't like this link. It gets confused. grep modutils Documentation/Changes - To unsubsc