Re: build -->/usr/src/linux

Marvin Stodolsky
2001-04-08T17:31:41Z

Russell

Thanks for responding. But I would still like to understand what the
functionality is of the build --> /usr/src/linuc. Is it dispensable,
once the module tree has been installed?

Incidentally, per below, my own modutils is current, though some of the
folks using our ltmodem.o compiler/installer kits may indeed need to
update.
> You need to update your modutils package - there have been a number of
> important bug fixes, including some which allow it to work properly with
> 2.4 kernels.

# insmod -V
insmod version 2.4.2
# grep " # " /usr/src/linux-2.4.3/Documentation/Changes
o Gnu C 2.91.66 # gcc --version
o Gnu make 3.77 # make --version
o binutils 2.9.1.0.25 # ld -v
o util-linux 2.10o # fdformat --version
o modutils 2.4.2 # insmod -V
etc.

MarvS

> Russell King wrote:
>
> On Sun, Apr 08, 2001 at 09:47:06AM -0500, Marvin Stodolsky wrote:
> > It's presence has required some gymnastics, per below, during module
> > installation for the Winmodem driver, ltmodem.o requiring a subsequent
> > "depmod -a"
>
> You need to update your modutils package - there have been a number of
> important bug fixes, including some which allow it to work properly with
> 2.4 kernels.
>
> --
> Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk) The developer of ARM Linux
> http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html