Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 13:43:19 -0800 From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@cup.hp.com> To: Mark Murray <mark@grondar.za> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD sources from 20000' Message-ID: <3A9C1F77.4A10CF30@cup.hp.com> References: <200102271136.f1RBa4R12865@gratis.grondar.za>
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Mark Murray wrote: > > Some modules need a little help - kernel modules require kernel > source to build, most modules require a minimum toolchain, and some > need specialised tools (like the kernel needs config(8) and doc/ > needs tons of ports). > 3) "KLD" kernel module. > (eg: random.ko) > 3a) "kernel" all of kernel and includes kernel modules. It may help to view kernel modules as libraries or plug-ins, even to the extend of staticly "linking" a kernel module into the kernel. This may help to untangle the cross dependencies of kld and kernel. Just a thought... -- Marcel Moolenaar mail: marcel@cup.hp.com / marcel@FreeBSD.org tel: (408) 447-4222 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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