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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 19:12:24 +1100
From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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To: bde@zeta.org.au, jkh@zippy.cdrom.com
Subject: Re: linux bugs
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>> Installing linux from sys/modules/linux/ clobbers the version installed
>> from lkm/linux/, and vice versa.  Breakage is limited by bugs in
>
>Given that modules are meant to replace lkms, I don't find that
>particularly odd.

It's odd when the lkm one wins.  Peter just fixed this.

>> `make world' - lkms are only built if ${OBJFORMAT} == aout, although
>> they should be built in all cases in case the kernel format is aout.
>
>Hmmm.  Should they?  What about a.out modules?

They didn't work until recently.  It's surprising that stale lkms didn't
cause many problems.

Bruce

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