[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/3] kmod: allow to build a host variant

[Arnout Vandecappelle <arnout@mind.be>]

On 20/08/13 13:05, Thomas Petazzoni wrote:
> Since module-init-tools is deprecated, we now want to use kmod instead
> for the installation of modules during the kernel build process. In
> order to do this, we need to be able to build a host variant of kmod,
> which is want this patch allows to do.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@free-electrons.com>
> ---
>   package/kmod/kmod.mk | 9 +++++++++
>   1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/package/kmod/kmod.mk b/package/kmod/kmod.mk
> index 72a24af..8951a56 100644
> --- a/package/kmod/kmod.mk
> +++ b/package/kmod/kmod.mk
> @@ -53,4 +53,13 @@ else
>   KMOD_CONF_OPT += --disable-tools
>   endif
>
> +define HOST_KMOD_INSTALL_TOOLS
> +	mkdir -p $(HOST_DIR)/sbin/
> +	for i in depmod insmod lsmod modinfo modprobe rmmod; \
> +	do ln -sf ../usr/bin/kmod $(HOST_DIR)/sbin/$$i; done

  Even though this is cut&paste of the above, I would indent it properly 
here (and maybe also above).

  Maybe for the host tools, only include depmod. The others _really_ 
shouldn't be used.

  Regards,
  Arnout

> +endef
> +
> +HOST_KMOD_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_KMOD_INSTALL_TOOLS
> +
>   $(eval $(autotools-package))
> +$(eval $(host-autotools-package))
>


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