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Date:      Fri, 16 Aug 2019 17:23:20 -0700
From:      Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@cschubert.com>
To:        "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd-rwg@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>, Rozhuk Ivan <rozhuk.im@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org, John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>, Daniel Eischen <deischen@freebsd.org>, x11@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: HEADSUP: drm-current-kmod now installs sources
Message-ID:  <DE2FC894-F1FF-47A5-9D0A-429A9585FC27@cschubert.com>
In-Reply-To: <201908162332.x7GNWI3x033026@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>
References:  <201908162332.x7GNWI3x033026@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>

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On August 16, 2019 4:32:18 PM PDT, "Rodney W=2E Grimes" <freebsd-rwg@gndrsh=
=2Ednsmgr=2Enet> wrote:
>> On Fri, 16 Aug 2019 15:40:24 -0700
>> Cy Schubert <Cy=2ESchubert@cschubert=2Ecom> wrote:
>>=20
>> > On August 16, 2019 2:51:22 PM PDT, "Rodney W=2E Grimes"
>> > <freebsd-rwg@gndrsh=2Ednsmgr=2Enet> wrote:
>> > >> On 8/14/19 3:40 PM, Daniel Eischen wrote: =20
>> > >> > I've lost the original thread, but would the sources in =20
>> > >/usr/local/sys/modules get built regardless of what
>MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX
>> > >is?  And, now that sources may be installed by a port, what is the
>> > >method for _just_ updating the sources?  Why do I even need to
>build
>> > >and install the port?  Personally, I would just rather have the
>> > >drm-kmod sources just imported into base and maintained there=2E  If
>I
>> > >have 2 or more different checked out base src trees, how do I get
>the
>> > >correct drm-kmod to go with them if there is only one
>> > >/usr/local/sys/modules?  Do I need multiple port trees just to
>pull
>> > >in out of tree module sources? =20
>> > >>=20
>> > >> In some ways, installing sources for DRM is a compromise for the
>> > >> fact =20
>> > >that we =20
>> > >> can't have DRM in the base source anymore (for various reasons)=2E
> =20
>> > >However, =20
>> > >> virtualbox is also probably in that camp as well=2E =20
>> > >
>> > >I applaud this effort to provide a source compile mode for DRM,
>> > >but I think it has come up a bit short on execution with numorious
>> > >problems sited=2E
>> > >
>> > >I too am not real happy that /usr/local/src is going to get
>> > >automatically invoked from my some odd 10+ src trees that
>> > >are of various WIP's=2E  I need a way to easily disable this
>> > >both on a global scale, and on a per src tree way=2E
>> > >
>> > >Rather than a default to on with an opt out mechanism perhaps
>> > >while we gain experience change this to a default to off with
>> > >an opt in mechanism?
>> > >
>> > >Sadly I do not have proposed solution, but something better
>> > >than what is there now needs to be found=2E
>> > >
>> > >Regards, =20
>> >=20
>> > Could we have a =2Esrc=2Econf in the root of the tree to configure th=
is
>> > on a tree by tree basis?
>> >=20
>> >=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> I use better way:
>> /etc/make=2Econf:
>
>That file is global to all src trees,
>so that does not achive the desired effect=2E
>
>> # Modules to build with kernel=2E
>> PORTS_MODULES+=3D graphics/drm-fbsd12=2E0-kmod graphics/gpu-firmware-km=
od
>
>Can we some how trigger that from either a kernel conf file,
>or at least on a per src tree basis?  Ala cy's =2Esrc=2Econf?
>=20
>> +
>> https://bugs=2Efreebsd=2Eorg/bugzilla/show_bug=2Ecgi?id=3D237290
>
>I do like the patch that makes these go into the obj dir, good stuff!

Presently we can use $SRCCONF=2E It's a PITA=2E =2Esrc=2Econf would overri=
de any preexisting variables=2E

We could expand the concept to look in ~/=2Esrc=2Econf prior to $SRCTOP/=
=2Esrc=2Econf=2E


--=20
Pardon the typos and autocorrect, small keyboard in use=2E
Cheers,
Cy Schubert <Cy=2ESchubert@cschubert=2Ecom>
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	The need of the many outweighs the greed of the few=2E



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