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Date:      Sun,  7 Oct 2007 11:40:04 +1000 (EST)
From:      Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org>
To:        FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   docs/116989: [patch] inform porters handbook about INSTALL_KLD
Message-ID:  <20071007014004.2DC542EC@k7.mavetju>
Resent-Message-ID: <200710070150.l971o25M062688@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         116989
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       [patch] inform porters handbook about INSTALL_KLD
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Oct 07 01:50:01 GMT 2007
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Edwin Groothuis
>Release:        FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p4 i386
>Organization:
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>Environment:
System: FreeBSD k7.mavetju 6.2-RELEASE-p4 FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE-p4 #0: Thu Apr 26 17:55:55 UTC 2007 root@i386-builder.daemonology.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/SMP i386

>Description:

Describe the INSTALL_KLD command in the Porters Handbook

>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:

Index: book.sgml
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/dcvs/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml,v
retrieving revision 1.874
diff -u -r1.874 book.sgml
--- book.sgml	30 Sep 2007 13:24:14 -0000	1.874
+++ book.sgml	7 Oct 2007 01:39:38 -0000
@@ -4111,6 +4111,13 @@
 	  </listitem>
 
 	  <listitem>
+	    <para><makevar>INSTALL_KLD</makevar> is a command to install
+	      kernel loadable modules. Some architectures don't like it when
+	      the modules are stripped, therefor use this command instead
+	      of <makevar>INSTALL_PROGRAM</makevar>.</para>
+	  </listitem>
+
+	  <listitem>
 	    <para><makevar>INSTALL_DATA</makevar> is a command to install
 	      sharable data.</para>
 	  </listitem>
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:



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