RE: Distributing drivers independent of the kernel source tree

Heater, Daniel (Daniel.Heater@gefanuc.com)
Thu, 26 Sep 2002 17:16:03 -0400


That's true for installing modules, but I'm wondering about getting a
standalone module compiled. I.e., what is a reliable method for locating the
include files for the kernel?

I can find references on the web where this has been discussed in the past,
but I have not found a resolution.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arjan van de Ven [mailto:arjanv@redhat.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 4:09 PM
> To: Heater, Daniel (IndSys, ""GEFanuc, VMIC)
> Cc: 'Linux Kernel Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: Distributing drivers independent of the kernel
> source tree
>
>
> On Thu, 2002-09-26 at 22:55, Heater, Daniel (IndSys, GEFanuc, VMIC)
> > 2. Assuming the kernel source is in /usr/src/linux is not
> always valid.
> >
> > 3. I currently use /usr/src/linux-`uname -r` to locate the
> kernel source
> > which is just as broken as method #2.
>
> you have to use
>
> /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
> (yes it's a symlink usually, but that doesn't matter)
>
>
> that's what Linus decreed and that's what all distributions honor, and
> that's that make install does for manual builds.
>
> Greetings,
> Arjan van de Ven
>
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