Posted by Eian on 2001-02-05
It would be done with the -D switch. e.g. -DINSTALL_MOD_PATH "/blah/blah". Basically, all the -D switch does is to add a preprocessor define from the command line. I apologize for the shortness of this letter, but I have class that started 8 minutes ago. :) Eian > -----Original Message----- > From: tcg@xxxx.xx.xx [mailto:tcg@xxxx.xx.xx]On Behalf Of Frank Hale > Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2001 1:57 PM > To: ecounts@xxxx.xxx > Subject: Linux kernel > > > Okay in the kernel makefile there is this: > > # > # INSTALL_MOD_PATH specifies a prefix to MODLIB for module directory > # relocations required by build roots. This is not defined in the > # makefile but the argument can be passed to make if needed. > # > > This allows you to specify another directory where the modules are > installed. How can I pass this variable to the makefile on the > commandline? I don't want it to install in its normal place > /lib/modules/ , I would like to tell it to install somewhere else but I > need to tell it when doing make modules_install. I cannot simply hard > code it in the makefile because the build is being done by an RPM I am > making and I don't know the dir ahead of time. The dir is kept in yet > another variable that is different for each build. > > -- > ICQ: 7205161 > IRC: #sapphirewm on irc.openprojects.net > http://sapphire.sourceforge.net - A small X11 Window Manager > http://javathingies.sourceforge.net - my java junk > > >
Previous post | Next post | Timeline | Home