Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:02:08 -0400 | From | Theodore Ts'o <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] make: add modules_update target |
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On Sat, Apr 15, 2006 at 10:40:58AM +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote: > The problem to be solved is the long time it takes to do > "make modules_install" when working on a single module. > Instead of bringing in more or less complex solutions what about > extending "make dir/module.ko" to include the installation of the > module. > > Something like: > "make MI=1 dir/module.ko" > where MI=1 tells us to install the said module.
Um, wouldn't that imply that either (a) the compile is being done as root, or (b) the /lib/modules/* is writeable by a non-root userid? I suppose the install command could be prefixed by sudo, but that seems awkward (and not everyone uses sudo).
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