Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 19:50:34 -0800 From: David Schultz <dschultz@uclink.Berkeley.EDU> To: Chris Pepper <pepper@reppep.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Confirmation: ext2fs requires kernel rebuild? Message-ID: <20021121035034.GA2591@HAL9000.homeunix.com> In-Reply-To: <p05200f24ba0073e6b323@[66.92.104.201]> References: <p05200f1ab9ff72b26ae1@[66.92.104.201]> <20021119100625.GC679@HAL9000.homeunix.com> <p05200f24ba0073e6b323@[66.92.104.201]>
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Thus spake Chris Pepper <pepper@reppep.com>: > To use ext2fs, you can either add > >the option EXT2FS to your kernel config to compile it statically > >into your kernel, or you can load the ext2fs module dynamically, > >even into GENERIC. To do the latter, the module must exist; > >it will be created if you make the kernel with -DWANT_EXT2FS_MODULE. > >It is also installed by sysinstall, IIRC. > > David, > > I know they're distinct, but it's silly for a discussion of > Linux applications to ignore the possibility of those apps residing > on a Linux filesystem. I couldn't find ext2fs documented anywhere, > which is the first issue. The second is adding a link & comment to > the LABI chapter. Hmm...I think you're right. I don't see any documentation for the option. I would just as soon hook the module up to the default build like all the other modules, but maybe the license is an issue. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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