# Modutils for Debian/GNU Linux

This package contains programs used to manage a Linux modular kernel. Utilities to insert and remove modules both automatically as manual are included, as well as tools manage modules and kernel symbols.

This package is required if you want to compile a kernel with module support enabled.

Documentation included with this package:

Filename | Description
BUGS | List of known bugs
CREDITS | List of people involved in making this
README | Upstream README
README.depmod | Upstream changes for depmod
README.kerneld.gz | Information about using kerneld
README.ppp-slip | Sample showing on-demand PPP or SLIP dialing
TODO | Upstream todo-list
changelog | Upstream changelog
changelog.Debian | Debian package changelog

Some notes about how I packaged the modutils:

- I modified depmod and modprobe so they print the pathlist only when `-v` is given.
- kerneld is compiled without the "pid" extensions. See README.kerneld for more information.
- the "persist" extension is also not included, since it is still experimental. See README.kerneld and the example sources check_persist.c and admpersist in the source for more information.
- support for older kernels in insmod is still relatively untested.
- only 2.x.x kernels are supported
- if you want to compile this package, you must have:
  1. binutils 2.7.0.9 or later
  2. kernel includes from a 2.1 kernel (the newer the better).
  3. a C compiler (obviously)

Wichert Akkerman, wakkerma@wi.leidenuniv.nl, Mon, 21 Apr 1997 22:27:36 +0200