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From: Alan Cox <alan@bagpuss.swansea.linux.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: Proper way to release binary-only driver?
To: Brendan.Miller@Dialogic.com (Miller, Brendan)
Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2001 01:33:02 -0400 (EDT)
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> I have the need to distribute a binary-only driver (no flames, please), but
> I am not certain how to build it so that it can be used on multiple kernel
> versions.  (Or is this impossible?)

You must build with the same compiler, same tree and options as the
kernel itself.

> I didn't find any "HOWTO (or recommendation) for proper binary-only driver
> release etiquette", so if there are some preferred means, please let me
> know.

The only recomendation is "dont". 

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