Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Make modules_install doesn't create /lib/modules/$version | From | Martin Schlemmer <> | Date | Mon, 22 Sep 2003 15:02:44 +0200 |
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On Mon, 2003-09-22 at 12:55, Rob Landley wrote:
> > In any event, make modules_install before make install works > > and has always worked for me on RH systems. > > You're right: > > make modules_install install works. > make install modules_install does not. > > Good to know. > > > >I've been bitten by this before, by the way. I switched from an > > > accidental SMP kernel to a UP kernel on my laptop, and the install > > > complained about > > > > rm -f /lib/modules/$KERNELVERSION; make modules_install > > That's what I did after I was bitten, yes. > > > >unresolved SMP symbols in the modules. (This is how I got in the habit of > > >doing make modules_install before make install, which I thought might also > > > be responsible for the directory creation problem, but wasn't. Neither > > > creates the directory: depmod does). > > > > depmod does not create any directories, 'make modules_install' does. > > Although make install dies on a red hat 9 system trying to look at the modules > directory if modules_install isn't done first. Maybe it's an RH 9 bug. I > was actually kind of surprised that we almost do "./configure;make;make > install" now, yet make install doesn't install modules. Is there a reason > make install does NOT install modules for a modular kernel? >
I also always use 'make modules_install install' to do things, so it might not be RH9 related only. I will have a look tonight.
Thanks,
-- Martin Schlemmer
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