Re: 2.6.3-mjb1 vmware modules compile error..

From: Petr Vandrovec
Date: Sun Feb 22 2004 - 14:48:44 EST


On Sun, Feb 22, 2004 at 07:49:12AM -0800, Martin J. Bligh wrote:
> >> bash-2.05b# make
> >> Unable to find VMware installation database. Using
> >> 'vmware'.
> >> Building for VMware Workstation 3.2.0.
> >> Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
> >> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.1-mm4/build/include/..
> >> SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modu
> >> les
> >> make[1]: Entering directory `/vol/hdb5/linux'
> >> *** Warning: Overriding SUBDIRS on the command line
> >> can cause
> >> *** inconsistencies
> >> make[2]: `arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s' is up to
> >> date.
> >> CHK include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h
> >> CC [M] /root/vmmon-6/linux/driver.o
> >> driver.c:7:27: driver-config.h: No such file or
> >> directory
> >
> >> I just extract the vmmon.tar from the vmware-any---
> >> package and run make in the source dir. It works with
> >> all vanila kernels and mm tree, but not with mjb1.
> >
> > WTF? It prepends $(TOPDIR)/ to all include paths. I have
> > no idea what is this supposed to do, but I can guarantee
> > that I'm not going to support that kernel.
> > Petr Vandrovec
> >
>
> Sigh. That's gcov. Paul, any idea why it's doing that?

Maybe doing:

new1_c_flags = $(patsubst -I$(TOPDIR)//%,-I/%,$(c_flags:-I%=-I$(TOPDIR)/%))

would fix a problem.
Petr Vandrovec

>
> M.
>
>
> > diff -purN -X /home/mbligh/.diff.exclude 000-virgin/scripts/Makefile.build 790-irq_vector/scripts/Makefile.build
> > --- 000-virgin/scripts/Makefile.build 2003-10-14 15:50:40.000000000 -0700
> > +++ 790-irq_vector/scripts/Makefile.build 2004-02-18 16:23:03.000000000 -0800
> > @@ -128,7 +128,16 @@ cmd_cc_i_c = $(CPP) $(c_flags) -
> > quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC $(quiet_modtag) $@
> >
> > ifndef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
> > -cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) -c -o $@ $<
> > +new1_c_flags = $(c_flags:-I%=-I$(TOPDIR)/%)
> > +new2_c_flags = $(new1_c_flags:-Wp%=)
> > +PWD = $(TOPDIR)
> > +
> > +quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC $(quiet_modtag) $@
> > +cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) -E -o $@ $< \
> > + && cd $(dir $<) \
> > + && $(CC) $(new2_c_flags) -c -o $(notdir $@) $(notdir $<) \
> > + && cd $(TOPDIR)
> > +#cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) -c -o $@ $<
> >
> > else
> > # When module versioning is enabled the following steps are executed:
>
>
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