On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, Matt Schalit wrote:
>
>
> S Mohan wrote:
> > I'd also suggest a change in lrp packaging by which the modules required
> > for a package to run is bundled with the lrp. Installing the lrp will
> > also insmod the module automatically. A depmod kind of facility will
> > make it easy to use/ configure LEAF.
>
>
> Give me an example please of a package that requires
> you to go out and find a .o module you need.
ppp.lrp.
The problem with incorporating module dependencies into packages is that
modules are supposed to present a standard "application programming
interface" that decouples the application from the hardware. PPP can in
fact be run over ethernet, or over standard serial ports, or over special
multi-port serial interfaces. Even if you put something in the packaging
system that can recognize the absence of a minimum functionality (some
type of point to point communication channel), you will still have
confusion where the application calls for multiple channel types used in
different ways (PPPoE into a serial control channel for an embedded
device, for example).
I think that in most cases coupling the base user-level package with an
application-specific set of kernel modules makes more sense than
integrating the two. If you really want idiot-level integration, then
fall back on application-specific "floppy image"-style delivery.
Bering's documentation is much more effective in the general case than
trying to integrate into packages items that don't belong together in all
cases.
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