Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:38:04 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@Leidinger.net> To: "Andrew Pantyukhin" <infofarmer@FreeBSD.org> Cc: FreeBSD Ports <ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Non-daemon programs requiring kernel modules Message-ID: <20070128193804.5b2e09ba@Magellan.Leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <cb5206420701280735o6c916639ufbbc941f0927f4c8@mail.gmail.com> References: <cb5206420701280735o6c916639ufbbc941f0927f4c8@mail.gmail.com>
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Quoting "Andrew Pantyukhin" <infofarmer@FreeBSD.org> (Sun, 28 Jan 2007 18:35:30 +0300): > I'm porting a simple util requiring aio(4). My plan is > to install a wrapper script which includes rc.subr(8) > and uses its required_modules mechanism. > > If anyone has a better idea, please tell me. Just tell at port/package install time the requirement. Every linux program needs the linux module or the corresponding kernel option. If the code is not available at runtime, the user will get an error. Unix is not for dump people, so I don't think we need this low-level hand-holding. Bye, Alexander. -- Professor: No fair! You changed the outcome by measuring it. http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137
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