Kay Sievers wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 04:10, Bryan Kadzban
> <bryan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> "./configure --help" says the default firmware search path
>> (--with-firmware-path) is /lib/firmware/updates:/lib/firmware. But the
>> actual default is:
>>
>> [with_firmware_path="$rootprefix/lib/firmware/updates:$rootprefix/lib/firmware"]
>>
>> and $rootprefix defaults to $ac_default_prefix, which is /usr, not the
>> empty string.
>>
>> Fix this by changing the default with_firmware_path to explicitly match
>> the directories the kernel uses to install firmware.
>>
>> (An alternative fix would be to change the help string for
>> --with-firmware-path to mention ${rootprefix}, although I think it'd be
>> a good idea to mention that flag's default of /usr as well, if this is
>> done.)
>
> With rootprefix == prefix == /usr, everything is in /usr, also the
> kernel package is changed to install the stuff in /usr, and no longer
> in /lib.
The confusing thing to me is that the kernel source tree, when I "make
modules_install" (or firmware_install) dumps the files in /lib/firmware,
not under /usr. (Verified just now with 3.2.2 and a couple modules that
provide external firmware files: e100 / snd-ymfpci.)
On the other hand, I might have set something in the kernel config to
make it do that. Didn't notice it, but that doesn't mean much. :-/
> I'll change the help text.
That works too. Thanks!
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