Announce: modutils 2.3.10 is available

From: Keith Owens (kaos@ocs.com.au)
Date: Fri Mar 17 2000 - 07:59:33 EST


Fastest download from kernel.org.
Mirror at ftp://ftp.**.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/modutils/v2.3
           replace '**' with your favourite local kernel.org mirror.
Mirror at ftp://oss.sgi.com/pub/mirror/modutils/v2.3.
Master at ftp://ftp.ocs.com.au/pub/modutils/v2.3. (slow)

patch-modutils-2.3.10.gz Patch from modutils 2.3.9 to 2.3.10
modutils-2.3.10.tar.gz Source tarball, includes RPM spec file
modutils-2.3.10-1.src.rpm As above, in SRPM format
modutils-2.3.10-1.i386.rpm Compiled with egcs-2.91.66, glibc 2.1.2

Changelog extract

        * Add arch64(). Keith Owens.
        * Ensure that mandir exists. Giacomo Catenazzi <cate@student.ethz.ch>
        * Assume MOD_DELETED flag when QM_... gets ENOENT. Keith Owens.
        * util/config.c (check_update): New function. (need_update): New
          function. (config_read): If -A option given and update not needed,
          exit. depmod/depmod.c (DEPMOD_MAIN): New option -A. (depmod_usage):
          Update usage info. Tim Waugh <twaugh@redhat.com>
        * Derive genksyms prefix from well known symbol, automatically picks up
          unusual symbol prefixes. Suggested by Edouard G. Parmelan because
          Redhat used "smp" instead of "smp_" :(. Different implementation by
          Keith Owens.
        * Add ide modules directory. Keith Owens.
        * Truncate alias loops. Pass alias result to probe[all]. Bug found and
          patch suggested by Pablo Bianucci, different implementation by Keith
          Owens.

Anybody using devfs should upgrade to modutils 2.3.10, otherwise the
suggested modules.conf in Documentation/filesystem/devfs does not work.

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