Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 16:43:48 -0400 From: Peter Radcliffe <pir@pir.net> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Releases Message-ID: <20010409164348.H14079@pir.net> In-Reply-To: <01040916401600.22539@merlin>; from jl@burghcom.com on Mon, Apr 09, 2001 at 04:29:00PM -0400 References: <200104091859.UAA06664@flip.tenbit.pl> <01040916401600.22539@merlin>
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Jeff Love <jl@burghcom.com> probably said: > I did have a problem after a cvsup on 04/08/2001, as the 'cim' sound > kernel module would not compile. I eliminated the subdirectory listing in the > Makefile, and it simply did not attempt to compile the module. Why was the > kernel make compiling modules for devices I did not set in my config? I > suppose I'm either missing something, or I need to RTFM over again... Modules are, by definition, not included in the kernel. They are loaded and added to the monolithic kernel. You can load a module at any time and gain support for what that module does (assuming module form exists for that hardware) or you can compile it into the monolithic kernel. By default all modules are built, in case you want to use them. P. -- pir pir@pir.net pir@net.tufts.edu To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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