[PLUG] Compiling/Installing a Single Driver

[Rich Shepard]

On Mon, 10 Apr 2006, Galen Seitz wrote:

> I would just do another make menuconfig or its equivalent and enable the
> additional driver, followed by make modules. Then you can copy the module
> to the appropriate spot in /lib/modules. It's probably safe to do make
> modules_install, but I won't guarantee it.

   Here are what I think are the relevant options, as found in .config:

CONFIG_SERIAL=y
CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE=y
CONFIG_SERIAL_EXTENDED=y
CONFIG_SERIAL_MANY_PORTS=y
CONFIG_SERIAL_SHARE_IRQ=y
# CONFIG_SERIAL_DETECT_IRQ is not set
# CONFIG_SERIAL_MULTIPORT is not set
# CONFIG_SERIAL_NONSTANDARD is not set

   Everything else relates to USB serial converters. Might I want to set
SERIA_MULTIPORT to get the generic_serial module built? (There's nothing
relevant when I grep for GENERIC in .config.)

Thanks,

Rich

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