RFC: extra kernel module install locations

Axel Thimm Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
Mon Sep 13 22:51:31 UTC 2004


On Mon, Sep 13, 2004 at 08:21:13AM -0400, Jeremy Katz wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-09-13 at 12:07 +0200, Axel Thimm wrote:
> > [*] this is half true, for FC2-shipped modutils this was forgotten,
> > but there is a bugzilla entry with appropriate patches that hopefully
> > made it for FC3.
> 
> thomasvs's patches are in upstream module-init-tools now (well, at
> least, equivalent functionality is; istr that Rusty did the
> implementation slightly differently)

But he did uses /updates/ and not /extra/ as the preferred path for
looking up modules?

It looks like even in kernel hacker land there is still no real
consensus on where exernal modules should get placed in.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: not available
Type: application/pgp-signature
Size: 189 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://listman.redhat.com/archives/fedora-devel-list/attachments/20040914/827f75a9/attachment.sig>


More information about the fedora-devel-list mailing list