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Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 11:04:57 -0500
From: Steven Walter <srwalter@yahoo.com>
To: Geoffrey Gallaway <geoffeg@sin.sloth.org>
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Subject: Re: Error in documentation?
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It does appear that the documentation regarding this is out of date.
However, you can still install modules to a given location by:

INSTALL_MOD_PATH="/path/to/modules" make modules_install

Had to dig through the Makefile for that, though it may actually be
documented somewhere.

On Mon, Jun 18, 2001 at 11:15:11AM -0400, Geoffrey Gallaway wrote:
> linux/Documentation/modules.txt says that I should find my modules in
> "linux/modules" after running "make modules". However, this is
> apparently not true as I see no modules directory. 
> 
> I am trying to compile a kernel with lots of modules for a machine
> without a network connection. To move the kernel, I simply copy it to
> floppy and move it over to the other machine. However, for the modules,
> is my only choice appears to be "make modules-install" then tar up
> /lib/modules/kernel-release/ and then remove the directory. Is there a 
> cleaner way to handle this?
-- 
-Steven
In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
			-- George Orwell