modutils 2.3.20 not backward compatible
Keith,
Was there a reason we removed the -i and -m options from newer modutils and broke backwards caompatibility? I'm re-writing our module build scripts for the installer, and I discovered after upgrading to 2.3.20, that all the build scripts (about 10MB worth) are now busted and I have been spending most of this evening rewriting them so they work again.
Thanks
Jeff
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Quoted 5 lines · Jeff V. Merkey
Was there a reason we removed the -i and -m options from newer modutils and broke backwards caompatibility? I'm re-writing our module build scripts for the installer, and I discovered after upgrading to 2.3.20, that all the build scripts (about 10MB worth) are now busted and I have been spending most of this evening rewriting them so they work again.
-i and -m have never been in the base code. -i in depmod is a Redhat add on, only in their distribution. I have no idea what -m does, apart from -m in insmod which is supported. Blame the distributors.
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Quoted 5 lines · Jeff V. Merkey
Was there a reason we removed the -i and -m options from newer modutils and broke backwards caompatibility? I'm re-writing our module build scripts for the installer, and I discovered after upgrading to 2.3.20, that all the build scripts (about 10MB worth) are now busted and I have been spending most of this evening rewriting them so they work again.
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-i and -m have never been in the base code. -i in depmod is a Redhat add on, only in their distribution. I have no idea what -m does, apart from -m in insmod which is supported. Blame the distributors.
Thanks for clarifying. -i ignores certain dependency failures, and is very dangerous. -m lets you use a map file. If what you say is correct, then it was an erstwhile exercise rewriting these scripts, since they will now take generic parameters.
Jeff
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-i and -m have never been in the base code. -i in depmod is a Redhat add on, only in their distribution. I have no idea what -m does, apart from -m in insmod which is supported. Blame the distributors.
-m == -F in depmod (RH anyways)
Igmar
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