Re: [uClinux-dev] run busybox's depmod.pl separately from the kernel
On Monday, May 31, 2010 00:06:48 David McCullough wrote: Jivin Jate Sujjavanich lays it down ... In the modules_install target, the current top level Makefile sets DEPMOD to user/busybox/depmod.pl. The latest 2.4/2.6 kernels try to run this perl script as depmod, but it's not compatible with the kernel's argument format. This proposed patch disables the kernel's DEPMOD and runs the busybox script separately. Are you having problems with a kernel included with the uClinux-dist or one that you have plgged in ? It's just that we don't seem to be seeing this error here. Can you elaborate of what the failure is or give us an error log ? fwiw, we've been using a similar change for years in the Blackfin version and linux-2.6.x versions -mike signature.asc Description: This is a digitally signed message part. ___ uClinux-dev mailing list uClinux-dev@uclinux.org http://mailman.uclinux.org/mailman/listinfo/uclinux-dev This message was resent by uclinux-dev@uclinux.org To unsubscribe see: http://mailman.uclinux.org/mailman/options/uclinux-dev
Re: [uClinux-dev] run busybox's depmod.pl separately from the kernel
Jivin Jate Sujjavanich lays it down ... In the modules_install target, the current top level Makefile sets DEPMOD to user/busybox/depmod.pl. The latest 2.4/2.6 kernels try to run this perl script as depmod, but it's not compatible with the kernel's argument format. This proposed patch disables the kernel's DEPMOD and runs the busybox script separately. Are you having problems with a kernel included with the uClinux-dist or one that you have plgged in ? It's just that we don't seem to be seeing this error here. Can you elaborate of what the failure is or give us an error log ? Thanks, Davidm --- Makefile 11 May 2009 20:18:42 - 1.14 +++ Makefile 28 May 2010 14:44:57 - @@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ modules_install: . $(LINUXDIR)/.config; if [ $$CONFIG_MODULES = y ]; then \ [ -d $(ROMFSDIR)/lib/modules ] || mkdir -p $(ROMFSDIR)/lib/modules; \ - $(MAKEARCH_KERNEL) -C $(LINUXDIR) INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(ROMFSDIR) DEPMOD=../user/busybox/examples/depmod.pl modules_install; \ + $(MAKEARCH_KERNEL) -C $(LINUXDIR) INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(ROMFSDIR) DEPMOD=true modules_install; \ + user/busybox/examples/depmod.pl -b $(ROMFSDIR)/lib/modules -F $(LINUXDIR)/System.map; \ rm -f $(ROMFSDIR)/lib/modules/*/build; \ find $(ROMFSDIR)/lib/modules -type f -name *o | xargs -r $(STRIP) -R .comment -R .note -g; \ fi -- David McCullough, david_mccullo...@mcafee.com, Ph:+61 734352815 McAfee - SnapGear http://www.mcafee.com http://www.uCdot.org ___ uClinux-dev mailing list uClinux-dev@uclinux.org http://mailman.uclinux.org/mailman/listinfo/uclinux-dev This message was resent by uclinux-dev@uclinux.org To unsubscribe see: http://mailman.uclinux.org/mailman/options/uclinux-dev
[uClinux-dev] run busybox's depmod.pl separately from the kernel
In the modules_install target, the current top level Makefile sets DEPMOD to user/busybox/depmod.pl. The latest 2.4/2.6 kernels try to run this perl script as depmod, but it's not compatible with the kernel's argument format. This proposed patch disables the kernel's DEPMOD and runs the busybox script separately. --- Makefile11 May 2009 20:18:42 - 1.14 +++ Makefile28 May 2010 14:44:57 - @@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ modules_install: . $(LINUXDIR)/.config; if [ $$CONFIG_MODULES = y ]; then \ [ -d $(ROMFSDIR)/lib/modules ] || mkdir -p $(ROMFSDIR)/lib/modules; \ - $(MAKEARCH_KERNEL) -C $(LINUXDIR) INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(ROMFSDIR) DEPMOD=../user/busybox/examples/depmod.pl modules_install; \ + $(MAKEARCH_KERNEL) -C $(LINUXDIR) INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(ROMFSDIR) DEPMOD=true modules_install; \ + user/busybox/examples/depmod.pl -b $(ROMFSDIR)/lib/modules -F $(LINUXDIR)/System.map; \ rm -f $(ROMFSDIR)/lib/modules/*/build; \ find $(ROMFSDIR)/lib/modules -type f -name *o | xargs -r $(STRIP) -R .comment -R .note -g; \ fi ___ uClinux-dev mailing list uClinux-dev@uclinux.org http://mailman.uclinux.org/mailman/listinfo/uclinux-dev This message was resent by uclinux-dev@uclinux.org To unsubscribe see: http://mailman.uclinux.org/mailman/options/uclinux-dev
