Messages in this thread | | | From | "Ulrich Windl" <> | Date | Wed, 27 Mar 1996 09:47:31 +0100 | Subject | Re: Configuration free kernels |
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On 27 Mar 96 at 8:14, Paul Ashton wrote:
> When compiling linux for more than one machine, it would be preferable > to compile all modules as modules irrespective of them being compiled in > to the kernel. This would require that y/n/m should be split into y/n > and m/n, i.e. compile in and compile as module seperately.
What about y/n/m/b (b for both, in kernel and as a module)? But wouldn't we have trouble with config.h?
> Ultimately, I would prefer that all configuration is done in /etc/conf.modules > or something, instead of at compile time. This way everybody would compile > the same kernel and come across the same compilation problems. Solaris seems > to do this quite reasonably, as opposed to SunOS. The only problem would be > how to boot without having your Buslogic SCSI driver compiled in or whatever. > Well since lilo can load the kernel from your SCSI boot disk, can the kernel > not load the scsi driver module in a similar way? > > -- > Paul > > > ------------ Ulrich Windl Klinikum der Universitaet Regensburg Rechenzentrum DV-med Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11 Tel: +49 941 944-5879 D-93053 Regensburg FAX: +49 941 944-5882 Just imagine my mail address were <Ulrich.Windl@rz.uni.r.de>...
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