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Date:      Fri, 6 Jan 2006 16:27:52 +1030
From:      "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
To:        "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Patches for ports to install KLD source
Message-ID:  <200601061627.53743.doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
In-Reply-To: <200510141444.21457.doconnor@gsoft.com.au>
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On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:44, Daniel O'Connor wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Oct 2005 13:06, M. Warner Losh wrote:
> > : For the nvidia port - I've only tried it on -current so I don't know =
if
> > : it will work OK with the other versions it installs on different
> > : systems/configurations.
> >
> > How is this different than setting PORTS_MODULES in your kernel config
> > file?
>
> PORTS_MODULES will upgrade your port if your ports tree is updated, this
> can be a nasty suprise. nvidia-driver 6113 used to be the latest version =
of
> the port that would work on my laptop and an automatic upgrade would have
> been very frustrating - ie I think it's a POLA violation.
>
> It makes building your kernel slower - it installs everything related to
> the port instead of just rebuilding the KLD. For most people this probably
> isn't a big issue but it's a drag when you are testing new kernels.
>
> It also seems a bit less of a "big hammer" approach to the problem :)

So..
Any chance you think it's worth committing? :)

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Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer
for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au
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