Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 09:41:07 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Ports .ko installation directory Message-ID: <20080207174107.GA94398@dragon.NUXI.org>
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Do we have a standard for where .ko modules should be installed? I've found the sysutils/pmap port to be pretty cool - I almost think we should bring it into the base system. Anyway, it installs into /boot/kernel (unless MODULES_WITH_WORLD is defined), which to me is just wrong. What if I've named mine /boot/foo? Its perfectly reasonable. /boot/<KERNEL> is for a kernel build. Looking around it seems most (all other?) ports install into /boot/modules. I really don't like the inconsistency - if I have to reinstall all my Ports .ko's after installing a new kernel than so be it. But it should be the case for all - not making it so I have to remember to do it for only one or two. Not being sure what the vast majority of Ports maintainers/developers use, I wanted to check if /boot/modules was our de-facto standard or something else. thanks, -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org) Q: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. A: Why is top-posting (putting a reply at the top of the message) frowned upon? Let's not play "Jeopardy-style quoting"
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