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[bug#34758] [PATCH 2/4] gnu: Add vhba.
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Ludovic Courtès |
Subject: |
[bug#34758] [PATCH 2/4] gnu: Add vhba. |
Date: |
Mon, 25 Mar 2019 22:10:03 +0100 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (gnu/linux) |
Hi,
Pierre Neidhardt <address@hidden> skribis:
> Ludovic Courtès <address@hidden> writes:
>
>>> This raises a general, important question: how do we build kernel
>>> modules on guix? At the moment, it seems that it's only possible by
>>> re-building the kernel.
>>
>> … or maybe just unpacking the kernel source so you have the makefile
>> snippet around? Perhaps that’s enough?
>
> Nope, because we need the "build" folder which is only available after
> building the kernel. Re-building the kernel just to build a module
> sounds like a waste of time :p
I wasn’t suggesting a kernel rebuild. I thought that perhaps it’s
enough to use the makefiles and build machinery directly from the kernel
source tree, without rebuilding the kernel itself. Dunno if that’s possible.
>> I’m generally dubious about out-of-tree modules. Given the way kernel
>> development works, we’re often talking about modules of poor quality, or
>> proprietary modules. Do you know the reason this one is not in the main
>> tree?
>
> I don't. I'll investigate a bit.
>
> Anyways, I think it's nice as a _free software distribution_ to make it
> accessible to the user to build custom modules.
I agree, no argument here. :-)
Thanks,
Ludo’.
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