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Re: [RFC] kernel-headers and /lib/modules/*/build -> ?



David Schleef wrote:
> 
> On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 07:56:16PM +0200, Michel Dänzer wrote:
> >
> > After Manoj bashed my bug #110400, I discussed the matter with him on IRC
> > and he asked me to bring it up here.
> >
> >
> > The goal of my proposal is to enable the user to install a kernel-image
> > and the accompanying kernel-headers and when running that kernel, just
> > invoke make to build modules for it.
> >
> > Now before I get flamed for the technical changes this would involve, I'd
> > like to ask if that's a worthwhile goal at all. :)
> 
> You seem to be assuming that it's possible to compile modules with
> just kernel-headers.  It isn't, unless things have changed
> recently.

It would be if kernel-headers was generated from a configured tree, wouldn't
it?


-- 
Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)    \   Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
CS student, Free Software enthusiast   \        XFree86 and DRI project member



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