Re: linux kernel conf 0.7

Roman Zippel (zippel@linux-m68k.org)
Sat, 28 Sep 2002 17:15:31 +0200 (CEST)


Hi,

On Sat, 28 Sep 2002, Tomas Szepe wrote:

> > At http://www.xs4all.nl/~zippel/lc/ you can find the latest version of the
> > new config system. Besides the usual archive there is also now a patch
> > against a 2.5.39 kernel and finally some documentation.
>
> o lkc-0.7-2.5.39.diff includes patches to include/linux/autoconf.h

Ok, easily fixed (and the reject can be easily ignored).

> o 'make distclean; make oldconfig' produces
>
> make[1]: Entering directory /usr/src/linux-2.5.39/scripts/lkc'
> Makefile:42: *** missing separator (did you mean TAB instead of 8 spaces?). Stop.
> make[1]: Leaving directory /usr/src/linux-2.5.39/scripts/lkc'
> make: *** [oldconfig] Error 2
>
> i.e. the patch seems to have foomed up the tabs

Hmm, my make ignores this and obviously Kai's make too, as I copied this
from his patch.

> o fix up & continue, 'make distclean; make oldconfig' produces
>
> kala@kirsi:/usr/src/linux-2.5.39$ make oldconfig
> make[1]: Entering directory /usr/src/linux-2.5.39/scripts/lkc'
> cat zconf.tab.h_shipped > zconf.tab.h
> gcc -Wp,-MD,./.conf.o.d -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -c -o conf.o conf.c
> /bin/sh: /usr/src/linux-2.5.39/scripts/fixdep: No such file or directory
> make[1]: *** [conf.o] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory /usr/src/linux-2.5.39/scripts/lkc'
> make: *** [oldconfig] Error 2

I have to pass on this one to Kai too. Personally I think fixdep shouldn't
be used for host programs. An "make scripts/fixdep" gets you past this
for now.

bye, Roman

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