Linux-kernel mailing list archive 2000-47,: Re: [Cooker] Re: [CHRPM] modutils-2.3.20-1mdk

# Re: [Cooker] Re: [CHRPM] modutils-2.3.20-1mdk

Keith Owens (kaos@ocs.com.au)
Wed, 22 Nov 2000 20:42:54 +1100

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On Wed, 22 Nov 2000 09:57:02 +0100,
Christian Gennerat <christian.gennerat@vz.cit.alcatel.fr> wrote:
>The problem is in modules.conf
>Most users do not use "depfile" and "path" commands
>So they have not seen this problem.
>
>This was true for modutils-2.3.19, and older versions.
>With modutils-2.3.20 the syntax have changed.
>Anything in ChangeLog?
>`uname -r` has to be changed in $(uname -r)

Try this patch against modutils 2.3.20. If it does not fix the problem
then I will need a copy of your modules.conf. `uname -r` should work
even without this patch, it does for me. You must have something
unusual in your modules.conf.

Index: 21.4/util/meta_expand.c
--- 21.4/util/meta_expand.c Tue, 21 Nov 2000 19:38:04 +1100 kaos (modutils-2.3/10_meta_expan 1.4.1.3 644)
+++ 21.4(w)/util/meta_expand.c Wed, 22 Nov 2000 11:14:54 +1100 kaos (modutils-2.3/10_meta_expan 1.4.1.3 644)
@@ -328,10 +328,10 @@ int meta_expand(char *pt, GLOB_LIST *g,
pclose(fin);
if (line) {
- /* Ignore result if no expansion occurred */
- xstrcat(tmpline, "\n", sizeof(tmpline));
- if (strcmp(tmpline, line))
- split_line(g, line, 0);
+ /* shell used to strip one set of quotes. Paranoia code in
+ * 2.3.20 stops that strip so we do it ourselves.
+ */
+ split_line(g, line, 1);
free(line);
}

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