Packaging Request #2276
Is it possible to add kernel symbol files to linux-libre?
Status:
not-a-bug
Priority:
bug
Assignee:
% Done:
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Description
Is it possible that the kernel symbol files, System.map and Module.symvers, could be installed somewhere with the linux-libre package? These files can be helpful if a user wants to compile a kernel module without re-compiling the whole kernel. For example, when investigating problems with kernel modules, such as this one:
History
Updated by Megver83 about 5 years ago
- Status changed from open to not-a-bug
They are available in all headers packages (linux-libre-headers, linux-libre-lts-headers, linux-libre-pck-headers, etc) at /usr/lib/modules/$(uname -r)/build
Updated by Time4Tea about 5 years ago
Megver83 Ah, so they are. I hadn't realized that. Thank you! My bad.