Re: [sct-hackers] syscalltrack compilation for Debian

[Baruch E. <ba...@ev...>]

* Muli Ben-Yehuda <mu...@mu...> [040415 09:21]:
> On Thu, Apr 15, 2004 at 12:04:53AM +0300, Baruch Even wrote:
> > In version 0.72, I had the sct package generate two "binary" packages,
> > one was a true binary for the utilities, the other was a source package
> > for the module itself which every user should build for himself.
> > 
> > I'd like to keep this setup for 0.82 too since I won't need to rebuild
> > the module when a new kernel is released or when a security update is
> > done.
> > 
> > Instead of me working to figure how to circumvent the new ./configure
> > scheme, maybe you could give me a hint, how do I go about compiling the
> > utilities by themselves and the module later on.
> 
> 'make userspace' should do it. Let me see... 
> - compilation works fine (CVS HEAD)
> - configuration requires proper kernel sources. Will a --no-kernel
> configure option be enough? 

Yes, a --no-kernel option should be fine. If you can send me a patch I'd
have it in the Debian package until you release a version with this
option.

> > Is it possible at all? I hope the utilities don't need some kernel
> > version dependent struct that will stop working on me for different
> > versions.
> 
> Let's just say, in theory they aren't, in practice, I've always built
> them together so such dependency may have crept in. If that's the
> case, we'll fix it. 

We'll be checking that...

> Thanks for doing this!

No problem, though my offer that you do it and I'll sponsor the package
still stands.

Baruch