[Buildroot] [PATCH] allow module-init-tools on uClinux

Nicolas Pitre nico at cam.org
Thu Dec 4 00:00:21 UTC 2008


On Wed, 3 Dec 2008, Bernhard Reutner-Fischer wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 03, 2008 at 04:21:11PM -0500, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> >Eventually.  In the mean time this allows for the kernel to build and 
> >its modules to be installed.
> 
> Not sure if i understand you here. Why do you need a cross module-init-tools
> to build or install a kernel? Just curious..

FRom target/linux/Makefile.in line 203:
>From target/linux/Makefile.in.advanced line 404:

	DEPMOD=$(STAGING_DIR)/bin/$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)-depmod26

And 4 lines further down this is even used directly.
This tool is pulled through this dependency:

linux26-modules: cross-depmod26 $(LINUX26_DIR)/.modules_installed

And this cross-depmod26 is provided by module-init-tools.


Nicolas



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