On Sat, Apr 15, 2006 at 11:02:08AM -0400, Theodore Ts'o wrote: > On Sat, Apr 15, 2006 at 10:40:58AM +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote: > > The problem to be solved is the long time it takes to do > > "make modules_install" when working on a single module. > > Instead of bringing in more or less complex solutions what about > > extending "make dir/module.ko" to include the installation of the > > module. > > > > Something like: > > "make MI=1 dir/module.ko" > > where MI=1 tells us to install the said module. > > Um, wouldn't that imply that either (a) the compile is being done as > root, or (b) the /lib/modules/* is writeable by a non-root userid? I > suppose the install command could be prefixed by sudo, but that seems > awkward (and not everyone uses sudo).
kbuild has support for the above scenario already - I just forgot. Say you are hacking ext3. Do a successfull make and install all modules. Manually remove the ext3 module from /lib/modules/... And use the external module support in kbuild like this: # Got to relevant directory $> cd fs/ext3 # To build the module: $> make -C ../.. M=`pwd` # To install the module: $> make -C ../.. M=`pwd` modules_install Sam ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting language that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding territory! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=110944&bid=241720&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ kbuild-devel mailing list kbuild-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kbuild-devel