Hi, Your lm_sensors-2.8.5/Makefile contains rules for "make install" which print a warning: *** The depmod command below may generate errors. We are aware of the *** problem and are working on a solution. This warning applies in particular to the case that $(DESTDIR) != "", when there are lots of warnings about files not owned by root (while I have seen no warnings in the other case). Running depmod is a typical post-install action and I think there is no way to get it right with $(DESTDIR) != "". Instead of running "/sbin/depmod -a -b $(DESTDIR)" and producing a bunch of useless modules.* files, I would like to suggest that you omit this and instead print a warning that depmod must be run after the modules have been installed in their final location (as far as I know most/all Linux distributions run depmod early in their boot sequence) as follows: replace ########################################## install :: all user_install @echo "*** The depmod command below may generate errors. We are aware of the" @echo "*** problem and are working on a solution." ifeq ($(DESTDIR),) -/sbin/depmod -a else -/sbin/depmod -a -b $(DESTDIR) endif ########################################## by ########################################## install :: all user_install ifeq ($(DESTDIR),) @echo "*** The depmod command below may generate errors. We are aware of the" @echo "*** problem and are working on a solution." -/sbin/depmod -a else @echo "*** This is a staged install using \"$(DESTDIR)\" as prefix. Once" @echo "*** the modules have been moved to their final destination you must" @echo "*** run the command \"/sbin/depmod -a\". This may generate errors." @echo "*** We are aware of the problem and are working on a solution." endif ########################################## and do something analogous for i2c-2.8.4. regards Peter Breitenlohner <peb at mppmu.mpg.de>
