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Subjectwhy filename extensions? (Re: [PATCH] Compress kernel modules on installation.)
On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 1:30 PM, Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org> wrote:

> depmod/modinfo/insmod/modprobe know only if you compile
> module-init-tools with zlib support.
>
> And what about the busybox versions?
>
> A different name would e.g.:
> - easily allow proper error handling if the userspace modules program
> doesn't support the compression used
> - better scale to support additional compressions
> - give the user a hint what is happening and what might be the problem
> when anythig goes wrong

Right...

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.debian.devel.dpkg.general/8495
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