[hcflinux] modversions.h

[Aydos João]

Hi John,

I do not want to sound too stupid, but I am really completely new to Linux. 
I have gcc installed, but I just installed Debian out of a image CD and I am 
still getting familiarised with all the Linux file structure.

I think I have the kernel sources on my disk, but how do they look like? I 
mean what sort of files do expect to find on the source parent directory?

I read somewhere that modversions.h is somehow obsolete and that is why 
Woody does not have it anymore, does anybody know if that is really the 
case?

Compiling a new kernel would not generate this file then, or would it?

Tks,

Carlos
>From: John Spray <john at spray.screaming.net>
>Reply-To: john at spray.screaming.net
>To: hcflinux at lists.mbsi.ca
>CC: jucaaydos at hotmail.com
>Subject: Re: [hcflinux] modversions.h
>Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002 11:01:59 +0100
>
>Hi Carlos,
>
>modversions.h is a file that's generated during the process of compiling a
>kernel.  If you have the source/configuration that your present kernel was
>compiled with, it's just a case of going to the source directory and 
>running
>"make dep" (which will create a modversions.h along with other things).  If
>you don't have the exact source that your present kernel was compiled with
>(ie you use source from kernel.org), you may find you have to compile
>yourself a fresh kernel just so that the generated modversions.h matches 
>the
>running kernel.
>
>I'm not a debian user, maybe there's some more specific help that can be
>given?
>
>--
>John Spray
>(john at spray.screaming.net)
>
>On Tuesday 09 Jul 2002 1:27 am, Aydos João spewed forth thus:
> > I am a Linux newbie and I just intalled Debian Woody in my PC and 
>installed
> > the hcfpcimodem-0.96mbsibeta02062500.tar.gz with METHOD C.
> >
> > But when I tried to run the hcfpciconfig to complete the instalation, it
> > somehow asked for a file called modversions.h which is nowhere to be 
>found
> > on my disk.
> >
> > Does anybody has a clue which step did I miss?
> >
> > Tks,
> >
> > Carlos




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