--- kernel-mod.eclass.bak	2004-01-15 10:13:46.000000000 -0500
+++ kernel-mod.eclass.bak	2004-02-09 01:34:43.327391984 -0500
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ 
 SRC_URI="${SRC_URI:-unknown - please fix me!!}"
 KERNEL_DIR="${KERNEL_DIR:-/usr/src/linux}"
 
+# KERNEL_MOD_SOURCES is used if you don't want to unpack just ${A}
+if [ -z "${KERNEL_MOD_SOURCES}" ]
+then
+	KERNEL_MOD_SOURCES=${A}
+fi
+
 kernel-mod_getmakefilevar ()
 {
 	grep $1 $2 | head -n 1 | cut -d = -f 2- | awk '{ print $1 }'
@@ -61,6 +67,8 @@ 
 
 	KV_MK_VERSION_FULL="$KV_MK_MAJOR.$KV_MK_MINOR.$KV_MK_PATCH$KV_MK_TYPE"
 
+	KV_MK_OUTPUT="`kernel-mod_getmakefilevar KBUILD_OUTPUT $KV_MK_FILE`"
+
 	if [ "$KV_MK_VERSION_FULL" != "$KV_DIR_VERSION_FULL" ]; then
 		ewarn
 		ewarn "The kernel Makefile says that this is a $KV_MK_VERSION_FULL kernel"
@@ -82,7 +90,34 @@ 
 	KV_PATCH="$KV_MK_PATCH"
 	KV_TYPE="$KV_MK_TYPE"
 
+	# if we found an output location, use that. otherwise use KERNEL_DIR.
+	if [ ! -z "${KV_MK_OUTPUT}" ]
+	then
+		KV_OUTPUT="$KV_MK_OUTPUT"
+	else
+		KV_OUTPUT="$KERNEL_DIR"
+	fi
+
+	if [ "${KV_MINOR}" -gt "4" ]
+	then
+		KV_OBJ="ko"
+	else
+		KV_OBJ="o"
+	fi
+
 	einfo "Building for Linux ${KV_VERSION_FULL} found in ${KERNEL_DIR}"
+
+	if [ "${KV_MINOR}" -gt "4" ]
+	then
+		einfo "which outputs to ${KV_OUTPUT}"
+
+		# Warn them if they aren't using a different output directory
+		if [ "${KV_OUTPUT}" = "/usr/src/linux" ]; then
+			ewarn "By not using the kernel's ability to output to an alternative"
+			ewarn "directory, most external module builds will not build."
+			ewarn "See <insert link to user doc here>"
+		fi
+	fi
 }
 
 kernel-mod_checkzlibinflate_configured ()
@@ -151,11 +186,29 @@ 
 	die "Kernel doesn't include zlib support"
 }
 
+kernel-mod_src_unpack ()
+{
+	check_KV
+	kernel-mod_getversion
+	unpack ${KERNEL_MOD_SOURCES}
+	if [ -n "${KERNEL_MOD_KOUTPUT_PATCH}" ]
+	then
+		cd ${S}
+		einfo "Patching to enable koutput compatibility"
+		epatch ${KERNEL_MOD_KOUTPUT_PATCH}
+	fi
+}
+
 kernel-mod_src_compile ()
 {
 	emake KERNEL_DIR=${KERNEL_DIR} || die
 }
 
+kernel-mod_pkg_postinst()
+{
+	depmod -a
+}
+
 kernel-mod_is_2_4_kernel() {
 	kernel-mod_getversion
 
@@ -189,4 +242,4 @@ 
     fi
 }
 
-EXPORT_FUNCTIONS src_compile
+EXPORT_FUNCTIONS src_unpack src_compile pkg_postinst