Re: The /tmp and modules_install saga

Peter T. Breuer (ptb@it.uc3m.es)
Fri, 16 Oct 1998 01:28:52 +0200 (MET DST)


"A month of sundays ago Alan Cox wrote:"
>
> I sent Linus a diff to use /lib/modules for the small work files, Linus
> stripped the $$ parts out of this (pointing out if two people are doing
> a make modules_install at the same time you have a problem anyway) and used it.

OK. I still don't think you need any tmp files. If it were me doing it, i'd
1) mark all .o's executable to start. 2) unmark them executable as
I copy them. 3) fill misc with the .o's still executable at the end.

> Alan

Peter

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