Hadron Quark wrote:
> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> In message <87hczlcsjq.fsf@xxxxxxxx>, Hadron Quark wrote:
>>
>>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>
>>>> In message <zVsLg.33513$sS1.30988@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Scott Nudds
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>>> I have done kernel recompiles, but not to install a video driver.
>>>>>> Installing the driver only required compiling the driver.
>>>>>
>>>>> ya, that would be nice, but apparently they can't figure out how to do
>>>>> it.
>>>>
>>>> Who's this "they" you're talking about? I certainly could figure it
>>>> out, just by following the instructions.
>>>
>>> Installing a new "from source" video driver takes a *LOT* more than
>>> just compiling it.
>>
>> Complete instructions for building and installing a "hello world" kernel
>> module from source:
>>
<http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/build-linux-kernel-module-against-installed-kernel-source-tree.html>.
>> Note that the Makefile only has 5 lines in it. Then you type 1 command to
>> build the module, and 1 more command to load it.
>>
>> That's all.
>
> I know what a hello world kernel module is. It most certainly is not a
> video driver.
>
Completely irrelevant. Similar rules apply in compiling both
> A make file does a lot more than compiling : which was my point. There
> is often a lot of peripheral work to install the driver - whether thats
> done by the makefile or additional manual steps in the shell varies from
> app to app.
>
>
Which has absolutely nothing to do with how many comands (if any) the user
has to enter in a (hated by incompetent widiots) CLI
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Real programmers don't comment their code. It was hard to write,
it should be hard to understand.
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