From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Apr 16 17: 1:47 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from one.net (ip-216-23-120-82.adsl.one.net [216.23.120.82]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6A8B737B43E for ; Mon, 16 Apr 2001 17:01:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from cokane@one.net) Received: (from cokane@localhost) by one.net (8.11.3/8.11.3) id f3H0GDv01939; Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:16:13 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from cokane) Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 20:16:13 -0400 From: Coleman Kane To: Peter Pentchev Cc: "Vladimir B. Grebenschikov" , freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Idea about modules build Message-ID: <20010416201613.B1843@cokane.yi.org> References: <15064.29187.667341.757712@vbook.express.ru> <20010416133100.A414@ringworld.oblivion.bg> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-md5; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="H8ygTp4AXg6deix2" X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0.1i In-Reply-To: <20010416133100.A414@ringworld.oblivion.bg>; from roam@orbitel.bg on Mon, Apr 16, 2001 at 01:31:00PM +0300 X-Vim: vim:tw=70:ts=4:sw=4 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG --H8ygTp4AXg6deix2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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 t= hese up into /usr/local? Peter Pentchev had the audacity to say: >=20 > On Sat, Apr 14, 2001 at 07:51:31PM +0400, Vladimir B. Grebenschikov wrote: > >=20 > > I have idea about modules build/install process: > >=20 > > 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 ? >=20 > This was recently discussed on -arch, and was brought into -current > by Warner Losch in rev. 1.172 of src/sys/modules/Makefi= le > 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. >=20 > G'luck, > Peter >=20 > --=20 > This sentence would be seven words long if it were six words shorter. >=20 > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message >=20 --H8ygTp4AXg6deix2 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----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----- --H8ygTp4AXg6deix2-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message