In message <Pine.LNX.4.40.0212171909030.11803-100000 at mag.devdep.sysgo.de> you wrote: > > > driver anyway. I will even go so far to say that if you need to run > > "depmod" for your embedded system you should fix your system design > > because you are doing something wrong. > > Someone might use loadable modules because he doesn't want to release > his driver under the GPL. I wouldn't exactly consider this wrong.
I do not intend to comment on the issue of binary modules. But even in such a situation the necessity to run depmod in an embedded system is IMHO an indication of a potential design problem. Things should be kept simple. Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- Software Engineering: Embedded and Realtime Systems, Embedded Linux Phone: (+49)-8142-4596-87 Fax: (+49)-8142-4596-88 Email: wd at denx.de No user-servicable parts inside. Refer to qualified service personnel. ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
