DKMS version 0.35.01 is now available (tarball or RPM):

* Added PACKAGE_VERSION and PACKAGE_NAME as directives available in dkms.conf. These are strict requirements and DKMS will not function without these present (because these are strict requirements, I also revved the example QLogic DKMS driver which you may need to now download).

This feature was added at the request of Cyril Bortolato who is the creator of gmodconfig. Gmodconfig is a GUI which is intended as a simplified module management system for inexperienced (and experienced) Linux users. It uses dkms as a back-end to install modules and you can read more about it from its kernel-traffic nod.

As well, you can read the thread on the dkms-devel mailing list which spurred these additions.

By Gary at 01:45 PM in Linux | Comments (0)