Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:16:13 -0400 From: Coleman Kane <cokane@freebsd.org> To: Peter Pentchev <roam@orbitel.bg> Cc: "Vladimir B. Grebenschikov" <vova@express.ru>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Idea about modules build Message-ID: <20010416201613.B1843@cokane.yi.org> In-Reply-To: <20010416133100.A414@ringworld.oblivion.bg>; from roam@orbitel.bg on Mon, Apr 16, 2001 at 01:31:00PM %2B0300 References: <15064.29187.667341.757712@vbook.express.ru> <20010416133100.A414@ringworld.oblivion.bg>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] It would also be nice to be able to update third-party modules (like those in ports, x11, etc...) after a kernel recompile. Perhaps some way of setting these up into /usr/local? Peter Pentchev had the audacity to say: > > On Sat, Apr 14, 2001 at 07:51:31PM +0400, Vladimir B. Grebenschikov wrote: > > > > I have idea about modules build/install process: > > > > May be it need to create some makefile variable like KERNEL_MODULES, > > that can be defined in /etc/make.conf to limit list of modules > > to build/install, it is not very good idea to spend a lot of > > CPU time building modules, that never be used ? > > This was recently discussed on -arch, and was brought into -current > by Warner Losch <imp@FreeBSD.org> in rev. 1.172 of src/sys/modules/Makefile > from 2001/04/02 08:52:05; if there is a MODULES_OVERRIDE variable (defined > either in /etc/make.conf or on the 'make' command line), it overrides > the list of modules to build. This variable can - and probably should ;) - > contain second-level module names, too - e.g. sound/pcm or syscons/daemon. > > G'luck, > Peter > > -- > This sentence would be seven words long if it were six words shorter. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message > [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (FreeBSD) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE624tMERViMObJ880RAZsbAJ9e9gMM7/NyJQ6VEwXh8BAvpgLJKACfbefi B/dXCbCl08ylala8cjA3YAA= =+pRK -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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