Kernel 2.6.0 - Writing modules.dep to the wrong place

From: Mark Hobley (markhobley_at_hotpop.deletethisbit.com)
Date: 01/17/04 

Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2004 12:18:35 GMT

I'm having problems getting my modules to install to an alternative
directory.

I want them in /u1/build/kmodules/kernel/modulesxxxx.

Where xxxx is version information.

I've edited the Makefile for Kernel 2.6.0:

# Set the environment variable KBUILD_OUTPUT to point to the directory

export KBUILD_OUTPUT=/u1/build/kernel/

#INSTALL_PATH specifies where to place the updated kernel and system

export INSTALL_PATH=u1/build/boot

# INSTALL_MOD_PATH specifies a prefix to MODLIB for module directory

export INSTALL_MOD_PATH=/u1/build/kmodules/

#MODLIB := $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/modules/$(KERNELRELEASE)

MODLIB := $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/kernel/modules$(KERNELRELEASE)

export MODLIB

I've built the base kernel.

I now try to build the modules:

make O=/u1/build/kernel modules_install

I get an error:

if [ -r System.map ]; then /sbin/depmod -ae -F System.map -b
/u1/build/kmodules
-r 2.6.0; fi
depmod: Can't open /u1/build/kmodules/lib/modules/2.6.0/modules.dep
for writing
make[1]: *** [_modinst_post] Error 255
make: *** [modules_install] Error 2

I check permissions as follows:

ls -l -d /u1/build/kmodules
drwxr-x--- 3 kmake kmake 1024 Jan 17 11:59
/u1/build/kmodules

whoami
kmake

write permission is granted for /u1/build/kmodules/

The subdirectory lib/modules/2.6.0 has not been created

ls /u1/build/kmodules

kernel

How do I change the path of modules.dep ?

I was expecting it to be located at:

/u1/build/kmodules/kernel/modules.dep

or

/u1/build/kmodules/kernel/modules2.6.0/modules.dep

Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.

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