Coda File System

Re: "Configure" no longer creates kernel-src/vfs/linux and friends

From: Peter J. Braam <braam_at_cs.cmu.edu>
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 1998 08:43:56 -0400 (EDT)
You must get the separate package linux-coda from the WWW site.  It has a
pretty smart configuration script (make config) that builds right module
for your kernel.

Peter 


On Wed, 21 Oct 1998, LEE, Yui-wah wrote:

> 
> Hi,
> 
> Since Coda 4.6.3, "configure" no longer creates directories for
> compiling kernel module (kernel-src/vfs/{linux21,linux,...}).  Is it
> intended, or it is just an oversight ? (I did not notice the problem
> until when I tried to create a fresh build directory.)
> 
> If it is intended, then what is the recommended way to build kernel
> modules ?
> 
> Comparing configure.in of Coda 4.4.3 and 4.6.5 (later release are all
> similar to the latter), I find the following:
> 
> coda 4.4.3 (I reformed it a bit for easier reading.  -- clement)
> 
> AC_OUTPUT(Makefile Makeconf.setup  configs/Makefile 
> kernel-src/Makefile 
> kernel-src/inodefs/Makefile 
> kernel-src/inodefs/common/Makefile 
> kernel-src/inodefs/mach/Makefile 
> kernel-src/inodefs/bsd44/Makefile 
> kernel-src/inodefs/linux/Makefile 
> kernel-src/vfs/Makefile  
> kernel-src/vfs/includes/Makefile 
> kernel-src/vfs/linux/Makefile 
> kernel-src/vfs/linux21/Makefile 
> kernel-src/vfs/bsd44/Makefile 
> lib-src/Makefile
> ...)
> 
> coda 4.6.3
> 
> AC_OUTPUT(Makefile Makeconf.setup  
> configs/Makefile 
> kernel-src/Makefile 
> kernel-src/vfs/Makefile  
> kernel-src/vfs/includes/Makefile 
> lib-src/Makefile 
> ...)
> 
> In other words, many entries were deleted in the new configure.in 
> file.
> 
> -- Clement
> 
> 
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> Yui-wah LEE (Clement)                              Tel: (852)-26098412
> Department of Computer Science and Engineering,    Fax: (852)-26035024 
> The Chinese University of Hong Kong     Email: clement_at_cse.cuhk.edu.hk
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> 
Received on 1998-10-21 08:49:17