[PATCH] Typos in Documation/kbuild/modules.txt 2.6.15-rc2

From: Kristian Edlund
Date: Tue Nov 22 2005 - 08:07:55 EST


From: Kristian Edlund <edlund@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

I found a few typos, in Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt
I also changes the $PWD to `pwd` for consistency throughout the document.

Signed-off-by: Kristian Edlund <edlund@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

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I am not sure this is the right place to post, but now I am trying anyway. If I am completly wrong and changes to documentation should not be sent here, could please help me a bit with where I should send it.

--- Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt.orig 2005-11-22 03:47:12.000000000 +0100
+++ Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt 2005-11-22 03:11:13.000000000 +0100
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ included in the kernel tree.
What is covered within this file is mainly information to authors
of modules. The author of an external modules should supply
a makefile that hides most of the complexity so one only has to type
-'make' to buld the module. A complete example will be present in
-chapter ¤. Creating a kbuild file for an external module".
+'make' to build the module. A complete example will be present in
+chapter 4. Creating a kbuild file for an external module".


=== 2. How to build external modules
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ when building an external module.
Same functionality as if no target was specified.
See description above.

- make -C $KDIR M=$PWD modules_install
+ make -C $KDIR M=`pwd` modules_install
Install the external module(s).
Installation default is in /lib/modules/<kernel-version>/extra,
- but may be prefixed with INSTALL_MOD_PATH - see separate chater.
+ but may be prefixed with INSTALL_MOD_PATH - see separate chapter.

- make -C $KDIR M=$PWD clean
+ make -C $KDIR M=`pwd` clean
Remove all generated files for the module - the kernel
- source directory is not moddified.
+ source directory is not modified.

make -C $KDIR M=`pwd` help
help will list the available target when building external
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ when building an external module.

--- 2.3 Available options:

- $KDIR refer to path to kernel src
-
make -C $KDIR
Used to specify where to find the kernel source.
'$KDIR' represent the directory where the kernel source is.
@@ -341,7 +339,7 @@ directory and therefore needs to deal wi
EXTRA_CFLAGS := -Iinclude
8123-y := 8123_if.o 8123_pci.o 8123_bin.o

- Note that in the assingment there is no space between -I and the path.
+ Note that in the assignment there is no space between -I and the path.
This is a kbuild limitation and no space must be present.



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