Kernel module path for ports?

Björn König bkoenig at cs.tu-berlin.de
Tue Jan 25 21:53:40 PST 2005


Craig Boston wrote:

>I'm working on a port that needs to install a kernel module (loaded by
>an rcNG script).  Is there a preferred location for kernel modules
>installed by a port?
>[...]
>There's also /boot/modules, but that's outside of PREFIX...  Would
>anyone care to set a standard?
>
Most ports which install a kernel module use ${PREFIX}/lib/${PORTNAME} 
or ${PREFIX}/modules.

Regards Björn



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