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From: "Mike Frysinger" <vapier.adi@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: modules.dep and depmod.pl
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:45:58 -0400
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On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 7:33 PM, Linus Walleij wrote:
> what are other embedded developers experience with using the
> script "depmod.pl" from BusyBox to create
> installdir/lib/modules/<version>/modules.dep
> during compile-time?

it's used in the uClinux distribution and works fine for me.  only had
problems when there are multiple kernel versions, but never had a
problem with a single.

> Is there anyone beside me who would like to see this integrated
> into scripts/ in the kernel to get some default modules.dep for
> a read-only rootfs also when doing cross compilation, or am I
> totally going down the wrong lane here?

seems like a worthwhile step to me
-mike