mhvtl_kernel_mod_build(1)

💅 mhvtl_kernel_mod_build 💅

okay so real talk — this is a section 1 user command called mhvtl_kernel_mod_build, and bestie, it is exactly what it sounds like: a tiny lil wrapper script that builds your kernel module for you. no cap.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

mhvtl_kernel_mod_build

that's it. no flags, no args, nothing. just vibes and a build. 🫶

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

okay so picture this: it's a bash script, right? and it does like… two things. lovingly. quietly. with main character energy.

first it extracts /usr/lib/firmware/mhvtl/mhvtl_kernel.tgz — yes, that exact path, don't come for me — and then it compiles the thing. the compile step is literally:

make && sudo make install

(so yeah, sudo is in there, meaning it's gonna ask for your password at some point. hydration check + password check, do both. 💧)

and where does the mhvtl.ko source land, you ask? in a unique tmp directory, created using mktemp(). iconic. clean. no mess in your home dir. we love a tidy queen. ✨

🎀 AUTHOR 🎀

written by Mark Harvey. king behavior, we stan. 👑

💀 BUGS 💀

lowkey the big assumption here is that kernel-devel and gcc plus supporting packages are already installed. like, the script is not gonna hold your hand and install them for you. if they're not there, that's a you problem, not a script problem. 😭 ngl, check before you run it.

🔥 REPORTING BUGS 🔥

found a bug? slay, tell someone! two ways:

• email <markh794@gmail.com>
• log an issue at https://github.com/markh794/mhvtl.git

and aaand — direct quote energy here — "Better yet, I'm happy to accept patches which fix bugs :)". so like… if you can fix it yourself? do it. patches are literally welcomed with open arms. periodt. 💖

🦋 COPYRIGHT 🦋

copyright © 2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 🎀

this is free software; see the source for copying conditions. and the big loud one:

there is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

so like… it's free, it's yours, but if it breaks, it breaks. don't @ me. 🙈

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

go read these next, bestie, they're all in the family:

• library_contents(5)
• mktape(1)
• vtlcmd(1)
• vtllibrary(1)
• vtltape(1)
• generate_device_conf(1)
• generate_library_contents(1)

and that's the whole page 💜 mhvtl version 1.72_release+6.a11b6777660..., dated May 2025, page for mhvtl_kernel_mod_build(1). go build something cute, bestie. 🌸✨