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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: Kernel driver source installer?
To: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au (Michael Smith)
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 14:29:27 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <199701210622.QAA06435@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> from "Michael Smith" at Jan 21, 97 04:52:20 pm
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> Sure, but you still have to edit _something_ in that directory.  The idea
> behind putting it in files.i386 is that you can then generate as many
> different configs as you like; the driver effectively becomes part of
> the tree proper, until you rip it out again.

Ideally, only the directory contents would need to be edited.  <sigh>.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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