[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/8] linux: use the depmod built in HOST_DIR

[Arnout Vandecappelle]

On Wednesday 01 February 2012 12:49:16 Peter Korsgaard wrote:
> >>>>> "Thomas" == Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni at free-electrons.com> writes:
> 
>  >> Committed, thanks. Not released to this patch, but is the LZMA stuff
>  >> still used/needed?
> 
>  Thomas> It has been added by
>  Thomas> http://git.buildroot.net/buildroot/commit/target/linux/Makefile.in?id=ea8b1fa6a60705eedc5bd4f405f45c8f531c2126,
>  Thomas> which is a bit limited in details on why it was needed. I guess the
>  Thomas> goal was to tell the Linux build process to use the lzma utility built
>  Thomas> for the host by Buildroot, in case the Linux kernel is built (or the
>  Thomas> initramfs) with LZMA compression. But that remains to be verified.
> 
> Yes, I know - But I don't see anything using it right away grepping the
> kernel. I just wondered if anyone remembered what it was used for (and
> if it still is)?

 I also looked in detail at the kernel and I also don't think it can be used 
by anything.  Maybe it used to be used at some point, but I don't feel like
grepping through the entire kernel history to find that :-)

 So I also think it can be removed.  Anyway, the TARGET_PATH will make sure
that our host-lzma is used.

 Regards,
 Arnout


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