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Better INSTALL instructions about compiling the package when

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you have already patched your kernel.


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@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ Each of these ways will be described below in detail.
NOTE: OPTION 2 WILL CURRENTLY NOT WORK FOR 2.0 AND OLDER 2.1 KERNELS!
NOTE: IN EACH CASE, YOU WILL HAVE TO GET AND INSTALL THE I2C PACKAGE FIRST!
SET COMPILE_KERNEL TO 0 IN THE MAIN MAKEFILE FOR OPTION 2!
SET COMPILE_KERNEL TO 0 IN THE MAIN MAKEFILE FOR OPTION 2, UNLESS
YOU NEED ALPHA OR BETA DRIVERS (SEE BELOW)
NOTE: PLEASE READ THE DOCUMENTATION IN THE DOC SUBDIRECTORY IF YOU GET STUCK!
@@ -55,6 +56,34 @@ files in /usr/local/include, this will probably go wrong. See below on
how to fix this.
Mixing old and new, and using beta drivers (compilation option 1)
=================================================================
It is possible that you are running a previously patched kernel, or
a very new kernel which already has limited or full i2c or lm_sensors
support, but you want to use newer versions of the drivers. This is
possible, but there are some pitfalls.
If had compiled all i2c and lm_sensors drivers as modules, you are
in luck. You can simply compile the newest versions of i2c and
lm_sensors and install them. Just make sure the right modules are
loaded (best bet: remove the old ones first).
If you have a certain driver compiled into your kernel, you may
encounter bad problems. We do not guarantee to keep internal kernel
interfaces unchanged. In plain language, this means that an older driver
may not work together with a newer driver, and your kernel may crash.
On the other hand, if you know what you are doing, compilation will
be smart. Drivers that are compiled right into your kernel will not
be compiled as a module again. You could do nothing with them anyway.
Sometimes, you want to patch your kernel, but find that certain alpha
or beta drivers are not included in the patch. This is on purpose: we
do not want to polute the kernel tree with things of which we are not
confident they work. In this case, patch the kernel, compile it, and
then compile lm_sensors with COMPILE_KERNEL set to 1.
Having a proper kernel tree (compilation option 1)
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