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Date:      Wed, 28 May 2003 08:37:19 +0400
From:      Alexey Neyman <alex.neyman@auriga.ru>
To:        Scott Long <scott_long@btc.adaptec.com>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Kernel module inconsistency was policy on GPL'd drivers?
Message-ID:  <200305280837.19418.alex.neyman@auriga.ru>
In-Reply-To: <3ED43A34.7020704@btc.adaptec.com>
References:  <C90CF9CA-9040-11D7-941E-0003937E39E0@mac.com> <1054095955.1429.52.camel@boxster> <3ED43A34.7020704@btc.adaptec.com>

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Hi, there!

On Wednesday 28 May 2003 08:25, Scott Long wrote:
SL> Don't forget that some modules need to be loaded at boot time.  Also, if 
SL> I recompile my kernel to trim down an unused driver, the MD5 will
SL> change.....

It'll change even if you do not mess with the configuration at all: the uname 
information (the compile date) will change anyway.

I'd rather see something like
PORTS_KMODS=audio/aureal-kmod xxx/yyy
knob in the /etc/make.conf

Regards,
Alexey.

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