[PATCH] kernel.spec: adding --with firmware & --without vdso_install build options

Chuck Ebbert cebbert at redhat.com
Tue Aug 5 20:53:47 UTC 2008


Kyle McMartin wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 05, 2008 at 04:19:07PM -0400, Chuck Ebbert wrote:
>> That's what it does. It includes all firmware, even for drivers that don't get
>> built. Look in firmware/Makefile and you'll see it builds lists
>> named fw-shipped-y, fw-shipped-m and fw-shipped- then just merges them to
>> create fw-shipped-all  which it uses to build/install the firmware.
>>
> 
> Does this cover the case of firmware declared in Makefiles in subdirs
> that are obj-$(CONFIG_i) += subdir/?
> 
> If so, cool, but I can't be arsed to check.
> 

It only does its thing for stuff in firmware/

Every firmware file needs to be moved there; some are not and they
don't get into the package.




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