diff -upk.orig modutils-2.4.27.orig/depmod/depmod.c modutils-2.4.27/depmod/depmod.c

--- modutils-2.4.27.orig/depmod/depmod.c	2005-10-26 15:06:29 +0000

+++ modutils-2.4.27/depmod/depmod.c	2005-10-26 15:16:15 +0000

@@ -1184,6 +1184,18 @@ char *shortname(const char *name)

 	return(s);

 }

+static const char *cut_prefix(const char *prefix, const char *sample)

+{

+	const char *s = sample;

+	for (; (*prefix && *s) && (*prefix == *s); ++prefix, ++s)

+		;

+

+	if (!*prefix && (!*s || *s == '/'))

+		return s;

+

+	return sample;

+}

+

 /*

  *	Format the dependancy list of a module into a simple makefile.

  *	Print the dependancies in the depfile (or stdout if nflag is true).

@@ -1212,7 +1224,6 @@ static int prtdepend(char *base_dir, int

 	MODULE *ptmod;

 	int i;

 	int ret = 0;

-	int skipchars;	/* For depmod -a in image of a tree */

 	if (!nflag) {

 		dep = gen_file_open(gen_file+GEN_DEPFILE);

@@ -1225,7 +1236,6 @@ static int prtdepend(char *base_dir, int

 		pnpbiosmap = gen_file_open(gen_file+GEN_PNPBIOSMAPFILE);

 	}

-	skipchars = strlen(base_dir);

 	tbdep = (MODULE **)alloca(sizeof(MODULE) * n_modules);

 	ptmod = modules;

@@ -1277,13 +1287,13 @@ static int prtdepend(char *base_dir, int

 				errors = save_errors;

 			}

 		}

-		verbose("%s\n", ptmod->name + skipchars);

+		verbose("%s\n", cut_prefix(base_dir, ptmod->name));

-		fprintf(dep, "%s:", ptmod->name + skipchars);

+		fprintf(dep, "%s:", cut_prefix(base_dir, ptmod->name));

 		for (m = 0; m < nbdepmod; m++) {

 			if (m != 0 /*&& (m & 3) == 0*/)

 				fprintf(dep, " \\\n");

-			fprintf(dep, "\t%s", tbdep[m]->name + skipchars);

+			fprintf(dep, "\t%s", cut_prefix(base_dir, tbdep[m]->name));

 		}

 		fprintf(dep, "\n\n");

 	}