2000-12-06 02:27:53

by Steven Cole

Subject: [PATCH] Documentation/Changes reminder to upgrade modutils.

Jeff V. Merkey wrote:
>Mohammad A. Haque wrote:
>> Are you using the latest version of modutils?
>>
>> Delaporte Fr?d?ric wrote:
>> >
>> > Hello.
>> >
>> > make modules_install seems to do a wrong call to depmod, using an unknow
>> > option "-F".
>
>Upgrade your modutils.
>

The following patch may seem ridiculous, but now people
can be told the more generic: Please read Documentation/Changes.

diff -u linux/Documentation/Changes.orig linux/Documentation/Changes
--- linux/Documentation/Changes.orig Tue Dec 5 18:37:32 2000
+++ linux/Documentation/Changes Tue Dec 5 18:38:53 2000
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
Eine deutsche Version dieser Datei finden Sie unter
<http://www.stefan-winter.de/Changes-2.4.0.txt>.

-Last updated: October 25, 2000
+Last updated: December 5, 2000

Chris Ricker ([email protected] or [email protected]).

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
o Gnu make 3.77 # make --version
o binutils 2.9.1.0.25 # ld -v
o util-linux 2.10o # kbdrate -v
-o modutils 2.3.18 # insmod -V
+o modutils 2.3.21 # insmod -V
o e2fsprogs 1.19 # tune2fs --version
o pcmcia-cs 3.1.21 # cardmgr -V
o PPP 2.4.0 # pppd --version

2000-12-06 05:12:02

by Peter Samuelson

Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation/Changes reminder to upgrade modutils.

[Steven Cole]
> The following patch may seem ridiculous

> -o modutils 2.3.18 # insmod -V
> +o modutils 2.3.21 # insmod -V

It's not ridiculous at all. Documentation/Changes definitely needs to
reflect reality.

Peter