Re: Question about packaging a kernel module

[Eric Cooper <ecc@cmu.edu>]

On Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 04:49:59PM -0800, Martin Kelly wrote:
> Hi, I am very new to Debian packaging, and I have a question about 
> packaging kernel modules.
> 
> The program I am trying to package is a kernel module for some wireless 
> drivers (http://sourceforge.net/projects/rtl8180-sa2400/). I've heard 
> there is framework in place to package kernel modules, and I was 
> wondering what that was, or where I could learn more.

Install the "module-assistant" package and read its docs.  Many of the
kernel module packages in the archive use it -- use
    apt-cache rdepends module-assistant
to list them.

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Eric Cooper             e c c @ c m u . e d u