From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 8 Apr 2001 13:31:41 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 8 Apr 2001 13:31:31 -0400 Received: from smtp03.mrf.mail.rcn.net ([207.172.4.62]:26271 "EHLO smtp03.mrf.mail.rcn.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sun, 8 Apr 2001 13:31:20 -0400 Message-ID: <3AD0A029.C17C3EFC@rcn.com> Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2001 12:30:17 -0500 From: Marvin Stodolsky X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.4.3 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Russell King CC: kaos@ocs.com.au, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: build -->/usr/src/linux In-Reply-To: <3AD079EA.50DA97F3@rcn.com> <20010408161620.A21660@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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