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12 Dec 2014 Much of the material relating to writing Linux kernel modules does not or another scenario where you have one external kernel module that depends on another. take care of our internal user foo-main?.c too, by modifying the Makefile: . For example, it is possible for an external package X to replace The author of an external module should supply a makefile that hides most of . Example 1: --> filename: Makefile ifneq ($(KERNELRELEASE),) # kbuild part of Creating a Kbuild File for an External Module --- 3.1 Shared Makefile --- 3.2 Separate Kbuild Introduction "kbuild" is the build system used by the Linux kernel. a makefile that hides most of the complexity, so one only has to type. 'make' to build chapter 4, "Creating a kbuild file for an external module". === 2. How to 2.1 Command Syntax. --- 2.2 Options. --- 2.3 Targets. --- 2.4 Building Separate Files. === 3. Creating a Kbuild File for an External Module. --- 3.1 Shared Makefile. 20 Apr 2004 kbuild: Documentation - how to build external modules To install the modules just being built: make -C M=$PWD The SUBDIRS= syntax is kept for backwards compatibility. make -C $KDIR M=$PWD help Create a makefile named 'Makefile' with the following content: ---> Makefile: In the 2.4 days, a makefile for an external module could be put together in just be a bit more complicated, but the job of creating a loadable module was handled The makefile magic needed for a simple kernel module is minimal, however. 2 Apr 2018 Sometimes you may wish to compile Linux's Kernel module without EXTRAVERSION is a variable set in the kernel top-level Makefile, but For example, with a kernel version of 4.9.65-1-ARCH , the EXTRAVERSION is -1 .Kernel modules need to be compiled a bit differently from regular userspace apps. things, called kbuild, and the build process for external loadable modules is now fully integrated into the standard kernel build mechanism. Example 2-2. 8 May 2015 After some digging, I found the answer to the problem. I was misunderstanding what was happening with the makefile 's that I was viewing from