<DIV>Rick,</DIV> <DIV>Thanks for explaining. Is there some sample makefile which ahieves this trick somewhere on teh web? I just downloaded ATMEL code from sourceforge to find if they have some clues. </DIV> <DIV>--Prasad Rick Stevens <rstevens@vitalstream.com> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Fred Fedora wrote: > Rick, > Thanks for the reply. Should the module code be physically located > inside the kernel source tree(/usr/src/linux-kernel-version??)? > I had a module built outside kernel tree on 2.4. Things compiled OK. I > want to check itout (using the same make commands) on 2.6 and I get > bunch of errors. > Is irq_vectors.h automatically picked by kernel using some variable? If the module's source is designed correctly, it'll look for the kernel headers it needs by looking at /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build. Under 2.4, this is generally a symlink to the actual kernel source directory. In 2.6, it's typically a directory that contains all of the necessary source (headers and whatnot) to build your module. The trick is that the module MUST be designed with 2.6 in mind. A quick search for the! file you have problems with lists four "irq_vectors.h" files based on the basic system architecture, "mach-default", "mach-visws, "mach-voyager" and "mach-pc9800". The module's Makefile must understand this to grab the right file. So providing the module is 2.6-aware, yes, you should be able to build your module outside the kernel source tree. I know it works as I've built several drivers that way (for example, the atmel driver for atmel-based wireles LAN cards). > */Rick Stevens <RSTEVENS@VITALSTREAM.COM>/* wrote: > > Fred Fedora wrote: > > Is module compilation diffrent for 2.6 kernel from 2.4? I am get > tons of > > erros. > > Any hints? > > (irq_vectros.h not found etc. are my errors). > > 2.6 kernel building is a lot different. Your best bet is to do it > from ground zero: > > # cd /usr/src/linux-whatever > # make mrproper > # make xconfig -or- m! ake gconfig -or- make menuconfig > (load an existing config file or set things up as you wish) > (save this new config) > # make > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@vitalstream.com - > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > - - > - Squawk! Pieces of Seven! Pieces of Seven! Parity Error! - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@redhat.com > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Do you Yahoo!? > Take Yahoo! Mail with you! > <HTTP: maildemo mobile.yahoo.com *http: taglines mail us.rd.yahoo.com> > Get it on your mobile phone. > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@vitalstream.com - - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - - - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list </BLOCKQUOTE> <hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!? <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail/taglines/*http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail/static/ease.html">Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete</a> - You start. We finish.