Re: Distributing drivers independent of the kernel source tree

> > 2. Assuming the kernel source is in /usr/src/linux is not always valid.
> >=20
> > 3. I currently use /usr/src/linux-`uname -r` to locate the kernel source
> > which is just as broken as method #2.
> 
> you have to use
> 
> /lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
> (yes it's a symlink usually, but that doesn't matter)
> 
> 
> that's what Linus decreed and that's what all distributions honor, and
> that's that make install does for manual builds.

What about instances where there is no modular support in the kernel?  All of my main machines have loadable module support disabled...  That seems to be a very rare configuration these days, but I prefer it.

John,