why doesn't modprobe log errors?!?

[Peter Jay Salzman <p@belial.ucdavis.edu>]

dear all,

1. whenever i boot, i get warnings that modules rtl8139, ppp and sg can't be
   found by modprobe.  for example:

     Calculating module dependencies
     done
     Loading modules: ppp modprobe:
                Can't locate module ppp

2. presumably, this is because they were once built as modules, but are now
   either built right into the kernel or not needed, so i compiled the
   kernel without the feature.

3. it doesn't "harm" anything.  it's just a warning.

4. the messages don't appear in dmesg, or any log file i know about.


question: granted this is not a life-threatening error, but why doesn't
modprobe log these errors?  surely ANY warning concerning the loading of
kernel modules would be of general interest?!?

thanks!
peter