Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 2 Jul 1999 19:36:10 +0100 | From | Steve Dodd <> | Subject | Re: Standard for module delivery |
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On Fri, Jul 02, 1999 at 11:08:27AM -0700, Stephen Williams wrote:
> MYDIR=`pwd` > cd /usr/src/linux > make SUBDIRS=$MYDIR modules > > David.Woodhouse@mvhi.com said: > > This also allows you to include the current config options. > > Now that's pretty slick. However, should it really be necessary for the > kernel source to be installed? I have compiled my module with only the > kernel headers installed, and think that should be just fine. It should > work.
But how do you know if you should be compiling with, e.g. __SMP__ defined, without the kernel source?
Every now and then there is a debate about having a /proc/config.gz in procfs; if this existed you could pull values for, e.g. CONFIG_SMP from there.
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