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Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 01:17:32 -0700
From: "Peter J. Braam" <braam@clusterfilesystem.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Makefile for external modules
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Hi, 

Rumor has it that there is now a simple way to build modules outside
the kernel tree.  I'm told that you place a kernel style makefile in
your directory and do:

make -C /usr/src/linux MOD_SUB_DIRS=/my/module/dir modules

It almost works, but loops. What is wrong? 

Thanks!

- Peter -


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