Re: The /tmp and modules_install saga

David Woodhouse (David.Woodhouse@mvhi.com)
Fri, 16 Oct 1998 16:04:13 +0100

ptb@it.uc3m.es said:
> OK. I still don't think you need any tmp files. If it were me doing
> it, i'd 1) mark all .o's executable to start. 2) unmark them
> executable as I copy them. 3) fill misc with the .o's still executable
> at the end.

This doesn't work if your kernel tree is read-only. Which'd screw me because
that's how I distribute kernels. The 'slave' workstations just mount my
development tree by NFS and run 'make modules_install'

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