--- modules-update.orig	2004-09-11 09:46:45.536205480 -0500
+++ modules-update	2004-09-11 09:46:55.741654016 -0500
@@ -110,105 +110,150 @@
 fi
 
 
-echo "${HEADER}" > "${TMPFILE}"
-cat <<EOF >> "${TMPFILE}"
+# this section generates ${CFGFILE} if needed
+# first find out if there is a newer file in ${MODDIR}/*
+# so we know if this step is necesary
+newerfiles="$(
+	for cfg in "${MODDIR}"/* "${CONF}"
+	do
+		if [ "${cfg}" -nt "${CFGFILE}" ]
+		then
+			echo "${cfg}"
+		fi
+	done
+)"
+
+if [ -n "${newerfiles}" ] || $FORCE
+then
+	echo "Generating ${CFGFILE}"
+	echo "${HEADER}" > "${TMPFILE}"
+	cat <<EOF >> "${TMPFILE}"
 #
 # Please do not edit this file directly. If you want to change or add
 # anything please take a look at the files in ${MODDIR} and read
 # the manpage for modules-update.
 #
 EOF
-if [ -x /sbin/generate-modprobe.conf -a "${KERNEL_2_5}" = "true" ]
-then
-	sed -e "s:the files in ${MODDIR}:${CFGFILE}:" \
-		"${TMPFILE}" > "${TMPFILE2}"
-
-	if [ -f "${CFGFILE3}" ]
-	then
-		sed -e "s:the files in ${MODDIR}:${CFGFILE3}:" \
-			"${TMPFILE}" > "${TMPFILE4}"
-	fi
+	for cfg in "${MODDIR}"/* "${CONF}"
+	do
+		[ -d "${cfg}" ] && continue
+	
+		[ ! -r "${cfg}" ] && continue
+	
+		# Skip backup and RCS files; fixes bug 20597 (07 May 2004 agriffis)
+		[[ ${cfg} == *~ || ${cfg} == *.bak || ${cfg} == *,v ]] && continue
+		
+		echo "### modules-update: start processing ${cfg}" >> "${TMPFILE}"
+		
+		if [ -x ${cfg} ]
+		then
+			# $cfg can be executable; nice touch, Wichert! :)
+			"${cfg}" >> "${TMPFILE}"
+		else
+			cat "${cfg}" >> "${TMPFILE}"
+		fi
+		
+		echo >> "${TMPFILE}"
+		echo "### modules-update: end processing ${cfg}" >> "${TMPFILE}"
+		echo >> "${TMPFILE}"
+	done
+	
+	mv -f "${TMPFILE}" "${CFGFILE}"
 fi
 
-for cfg in "${MODDIR}"/* "${CONF}"
-do
-	[ -d "${cfg}" ] && continue
 
-	[ ! -r "${cfg}" ] && continue
 
-	# Skip backup and RCS files; fixes bug 20597 (07 May 2004 agriffis)
-	[[ ${cfg} == *~ || ${cfg} == *.bak || ${cfg} == *,v ]] && continue
-	
-	echo "### modules-update: start processing ${cfg}" >> "${TMPFILE}"
-	
-	if [ -x ${cfg} ]
+# this section generates ${CFGFILE2} if CFGFILE is newer
+
+if [ "${CFGFILE}" -nt "${CFGFILE2}" ] || $FORCE 
+then
+
+	if [ -x /sbin/generate-modprobe.conf -a "${KERNEL_2_5}" = "true" ]
 	then
-		# $cfg can be executable; nice touch, Wichert! :)
-		"${cfg}" >> "${TMPFILE}"
-	else
-		cat "${cfg}" >> "${TMPFILE}"
+		echo "Generating ${CFGFILE2}"
+		echo "${HEADER}" > "${TMPFILE2}"
+		cat <<EOF >> "${TMPFILE2}"
+#
+# Please do not edit this file directly. If you want to change or add
+# anything please take a look at ${CFGFILE} and read
+# the manpage for modules-update.
+#
+EOF
+		# Make sure that generate-modprobe.conf can handle --assume-kernel
+		# if we were called with it.
+		if [[ -n ${ASSUME_KV} ]] && ! grep -qe --assume-kernel \
+			/sbin/generate-modprobe.conf
+		then
+			eerror "Error: modules-update called with --assume-kernel flag, but"
+			eerror "generate-modprobe.conf doesn't understand it.  You need to"
+			eerror "install >=module-init-tools-3.0-r2"
+			exit 3
+		fi
+		if /sbin/generate-modprobe.conf ${ASSUME_KV:+--assume-kernel=${KV}} \
+			>> "${TMPFILE2}" 2> /dev/null
+		then
+			mv -f "${TMPFILE2}" "${CFGFILE2}"
+		else
+			ewarn "Warning: could not generate ${CFGFILE2}!"
+			rm -f "${TMPFILE2}"
+		fi
 	fi
-	
-	echo >> "${TMPFILE}"
-	echo "### modules-update: end processing ${cfg}" >> "${TMPFILE}"
-	echo >> "${TMPFILE}"
-done
+fi
 
-mv -f "${TMPFILE}" "${CFGFILE}"
 
-if [ -x /sbin/generate-modprobe.conf -a "${KERNEL_2_5}" = "true" ]
+if [ "${CFGFILE3}" -nt "${CFGFILE4}" ] || $FORCE 
 then
-	# Make sure that generate-modprobe.conf can handle --assume-kernel
-	# if we were called with it.
-	if [[ -n ${ASSUME_KV} ]] && ! grep -qe --assume-kernel \
-		/sbin/generate-modprobe.conf
-	then
-		eerror "Error: modules-update called with --assume-kernel flag, but"
-		eerror "generate-modprobe.conf doesn't understand it.  You need to"
-		eerror "install >=module-init-tools-3.0-r2"
-		exit 3
-	fi
-	if /sbin/generate-modprobe.conf ${ASSUME_KV:+--assume-kernel=${KV}} \
-		>> "${TMPFILE2}" 2> /dev/null
-	then
-		mv -f "${TMPFILE2}" "${CFGFILE2}"
-	else
-		ewarn "Warning: could not generate ${CFGFILE2}!"
-		rm -f "${TMPFILE2}"
-	fi
 
-	if [ -f "${CFGFILE3}" ]
+	if [ -x /sbin/generate-modprobe.conf -a "${KERNEL_2_5}" = "true" ]
 	then
-		gawk '$0 !~ /^[[:space:]]*include/ { print $0 }' "${CFGFILE3}" \
-			> "${TMPFILE3}"
-		
-		export TESTING_MODPROBE_CONF="${TMPFILE3}"
-		if /sbin/generate-modprobe.conf ${ASSUME_KV:+--assume-kernel=${KV}} \
-			>> "${TMPFILE4}" 2> /dev/null
+		if [ -f "${CFGFILE3}" ]
 		then
-			mv -f "${TMPFILE4}" "${CFGFILE4}"
-
-			echo >> "${CFGFILE4}"
-			echo "include /etc/modprobe.conf" >> "${CFGFILE4}"
-		else
-			ewarn "Warning: could not generate ${CFGFILE4}!"
-			rm -f "${TMPFILE4}"
+			echo "Generating ${CFGFILE4}"
+			
+			echo "${HEADER}" > "${TMPFILE4}"
+			cat <<EOF >> "${TMPFILE4}"
+#
+# Please do not edit this file directly. If you want to change or add
+# anything please take a look at ${CFGFILE3} and read
+# the manpage for modules-update.
+#
+EOF
+			
+			gawk '$0 !~ /^[[:space:]]*include/ { print $0 }' "${CFGFILE3}" \
+				> "${TMPFILE3}"
+			
+			export TESTING_MODPROBE_CONF="${TMPFILE3}"
+			if /sbin/generate-modprobe.conf ${ASSUME_KV:+--assume-kernel=${KV}} \
+				>> "${TMPFILE4}" 2> /dev/null
+			then
+				echo >> "${TMPFILE4}"
+				echo "include /etc/modprobe.conf" >> "${TMPFILE4}"
+				
+				mv -f "${TMPFILE4}" "${CFGFILE4}"
+			else
+				ewarn "Warning: could not generate ${CFGFILE4}!"
+				rm -f "${TMPFILE4}"
+			fi
+			rm -f "${TMPFILE3}"
 		fi
-		rm -f "${TMPFILE3}"
 	fi
 fi
 
 # We also call depmod here to stop insmod from complaining that modules.conf
 # is more recent then modules.dep
 #
-if [ -d "`depdir`" -a -f /proc/modules ]
+
+if [ "${CFGFILE2}" -nt /lib/modules/${KV}/modules.dep ] || $FORCE
 then
-	if [ -f /usr/src/linux/System.map ]; then
-		depmod -a -F /usr/src/linux/System.map ${KV}
-	else
-		depmod -a ${KV}
+	if [ -d "`depdir`" -a -f /proc/modules ]
+	then
+		echo "Generating /lib/modules/${KV}/modules.dep"
+		if [ -f /usr/src/linux/System.map ]; then
+			depmod -a -F /usr/src/linux/System.map ${KV}
+		else
+			depmod -a ${KV}
+		fi
 	fi
 fi
 
-
 # vim:ts=4