HEADSUP: drm-current-kmod now installs sources

[Cy Schubert]

On August 16, 2019 4:32:18 PM PDT, "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd-rwg at gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> wrote:
>> On Fri, 16 Aug 2019 15:40:24 -0700
>> Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert at cschubert.com> wrote:
>> 
>> > On August 16, 2019 2:51:22 PM PDT, "Rodney W. Grimes"
>> > <freebsd-rwg at gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> wrote:
>> > >> On 8/14/19 3:40 PM, Daniel Eischen wrote:  
>> > >> > I've lost the original thread, but would the sources in  
>> > >/usr/local/sys/modules get built regardless of what
>MAKEOBJDIRPREFIX
>> > >is?  And, now that sources may be installed by a port, what is the
>> > >method for _just_ updating the sources?  Why do I even need to
>build
>> > >and install the port?  Personally, I would just rather have the
>> > >drm-kmod sources just imported into base and maintained there.  If
>I
>> > >have 2 or more different checked out base src trees, how do I get
>the
>> > >correct drm-kmod to go with them if there is only one
>> > >/usr/local/sys/modules?  Do I need multiple port trees just to
>pull
>> > >in out of tree module sources?  
>> > >> 
>> > >> In some ways, installing sources for DRM is a compromise for the
>> > >> fact  
>> > >that we  
>> > >> can't have DRM in the base source anymore (for various reasons).
>  
>> > >However,  
>> > >> virtualbox is also probably in that camp as well.  
>> > >
>> > >I applaud this effort to provide a source compile mode for DRM,
>> > >but I think it has come up a bit short on execution with numorious
>> > >problems sited.
>> > >
>> > >I too am not real happy that /usr/local/src is going to get
>> > >automatically invoked from my some odd 10+ src trees that
>> > >are of various WIP's.  I need a way to easily disable this
>> > >both on a global scale, and on a per src tree way.
>> > >
>> > >Rather than a default to on with an opt out mechanism perhaps
>> > >while we gain experience change this to a default to off with
>> > >an opt in mechanism?
>> > >
>> > >Sadly I do not have proposed solution, but something better
>> > >than what is there now needs to be found.
>> > >
>> > >Regards,  
>> > 
>> > Could we have a .src.conf in the root of the tree to configure this
>> > on a tree by tree basis?
>> > 
>> > 
>> 
>> 
>> I use better way:
>> /etc/make.conf:
>
>That file is global to all src trees,
>so that does not achive the desired effect.
>
>> # Modules to build with kernel.
>> PORTS_MODULES+= graphics/drm-fbsd12.0-kmod graphics/gpu-firmware-kmod
>
>Can we some how trigger that from either a kernel conf file,
>or at least on a per src tree basis?  Ala cy's .src.conf?
> 
>> +
>> https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=237290
>
>I do like the patch that makes these go into the obj dir, good stuff!

Presently we can use $SRCCONF. It's a PITA. .src.conf would override any preexisting variables.

We could expand the concept to look in ~/.src.conf prior to $SRCTOP/.src.conf.


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