[gentoo-user] Re: FUSE (was: Add a module post kernel config/build)

[reader@newsguy.com]

Alexander Skwar <listen@alexander.skwar.name> writes:

> reader@newsguy.com <reader@newsguy.com> wrote:
>
>> I have sys-fs/fuse installed.
>> # eix -I fuse
>> [I] sys-fs/fuse
>>      Available versions:  2.6.1 2.6.3
>>      Installed versions:  2.6.3(06:56:33 03/20/07)(-kernel_FreeBSD
>>      kernel_linux)
>>      Homepage:            http://fuse.sourceforge.net
>>      Description:         An interface for filesystems implemented in
>>      userspace.
>> 
>> [I] sys-fs/sshfs-fuse
>>      Available versions:  1.6 (~)1.7
>>      Installed versions:  1.7(06:38:10 02/22/07)
>>      Homepage:            http://fuse.sourceforge.net/sshfs.html
>>      Description:         Fuse-filesystem utilizing the sftp service.
>> 
>>  Should I have a fuse module?
>
> If you've build fuse for the currently running kernel, then
> yes, you should've.
>
>> root # find /lib/modules -iname '*fuse*'
>> /lib/modules/2.6.19-gentoo-r4/fs/fuse.ko
>> /lib/modules/2.6.19-gentoo-r4/kernel/fs/fuse
>> /lib/modules/2.6.19-gentoo-r4/kernel/fs/fuse/fuse.ko
>> 
>> I guess I'm kind of lost here, as to what has happened...
>
> hm. What's unclear? You have build fuse only for this kernel
> version. When you update your kernel, you'll need to rebuild
> all the external modules (fuse, maybe alsa, ...). module-rebuild
> is your friend.

Whats unclear is why I have to do anything extra for this kernel when
I did not in past 2.   

I don't understand why it didn't get built with `genkernel all' as in
previous 2 kernels.

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