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ftp://ftp. modutils-2.4.18.tar.gz Source tarball, includes RPM spec file
Changelog extract
* Optionally only check the numeric part of the kernel and module
This change should have been in modutils 2.4.17 but it slipped through
Checking the complete version string (including EXTRAVERSION) is a
As always, the default for modutils on stable kernels is no change to
For kernel 2.5 and later, insmod only checks the numeric version
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modutils-2.4.18-1.src.rpm As above, in SRPM format
modutils-2.4.18-1.i386.rpm Compiled with gcc 2.96 20000731,
glibc 2.2.2.
modutils-2.4.18-1.ia64.rpm Compiled with gcc 2.96-ia64-20000731,
glibc-2.2.3.
patch-modutils-2.4.18.gz Patch from modutils 2.4.17 to 2.4.18.
version, insmod -N. This option is always set for kernel >= 2.5, it
defaults to off for earlier kernels.
my TODO list. This patch goes with the 2.5 kernel change
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=102595659604735&w=2
waste of time. For historical reasons, insmod only checks the first
32 characters of the version string, many users have longer version
strings. Users make significant changes to their config and kernel but
do not change the version string, as a test for compatibility this is
pointless. Above all, storing the full string in kernel module.h
forces a complete rebuild when you change one character in
EXTRAVERSION. So you have a test that is incomplete, unreliable and
has horrible side effects, time to kill it.
existing behaviour, unless the user requests it.
number. With modutils 2.4.18 and the above kernel patch, changing
EXTRAVERSION no longer forces a complete kernel rebuild.
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