--- modules.orig	2004-06-27 09:44:41.600013640 -0500
+++ modules	2004-06-27 09:56:14.791632496 -0500
@@ -84,9 +84,15 @@
 	
 	if [ -z "${CDBOOT}" ]
 	then
-		ebegin "Calculating module dependencies"
-		/sbin/modules-update &>/dev/null
-		eend $? "Failed to calculate dependencies"
+		# do we need to recalculate module dependencies?
+		if [ ! -x /usr/bin/find ] || [ -n "`/usr/bin/find /etc/modules.d -type f -newer /etc/modules.conf`" ]
+		then 
+			ebegin "Calculating module dependencies" 
+			/sbin/modules-update &>/dev/null 
+			eend $? "Failed to calculate dependencies" 
+		else 
+			einfo "Module dependencies are up-to-date - do not recalculating." 
+		fi 
 	fi
 
 	if [ -f /etc/modules.autoload -a ! -L /etc/modules.autoload ]