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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2006 20:24:59 +0200
From: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
To: Madhav Bhamidipati <madhavb@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Question on compiling a kernel Module
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On Fri, Sep 15, 2006 at 03:32:06PM +0530, Madhav Bhamidipati wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> 
> I have the following source tree, objective is to get a single kernel
> module.ko object.
> 
> 
> module/
> module/sub-module1
> module/sub-module2
> module/include
> module/objs/
> 
> 
> module folder has a Makefile, it may or may not have *.c files, it
> invokes sub-* Makefiles
> which build respective objects, these objects need to go into objs
> folder, finally makefile in 'objs'
> builds the module.ko linking all sub-module *.o.
> 
> I could not find much information for my requirement in the file
> linux/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.txt
Please read modules.txt in same dir.

Let me know if you miss info (patchewelcome!).

	Sam