On Thu, 2 Jan 2003, Michael Schwendt wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Wed, 01 Jan 2003 13:44:02 -0800, Jack Bowling wrote: > > > > can anyone provide a pointer to an explanation for the > > > /boot/module-info... file that comes with the pre-built > > > RH kernel RPM? where does this file come from? what is > > > its function, and what will happen if i remove it? > > > > > > is there another one generated when i build a new kernel? > > > (doesn't seem to be.) would i ever need to change it? > > > > > > any pointers appreciated. > > > > It is RH-specific and will not be built if you roll your own kernel. > > Only needed by RH kernels. > > The kernel doesn't need it. It does not reference it. If at all, it > is only needed by Red Hat's installation (or configuration) tools. > Probably Anaconda. I remember one of the anaconda package also > contains such a module-info file, which some script using it.
so the bottom line is that, after a fresh install, this file has no value, not for the original kernel, or for subsequent kernel builds. is that accurate? rday -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
