Re: [Regression] Build failure in current mainline - firmware related

[Sam Ravnborg]

On Sat, Jan 03, 2009 at 12:47:14PM +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I get the following error from 'make modules_install' on my test boxes:
> 
>   HOSTCC  firmware/ihex2fw                                                             
> /home/rafael/src/linux-2.6/firmware/ihex2fw.c:268: fatal error: opening dependency file firmware/.ihex2fw.d: Read-only file system                                            
> compilation terminated.                                                                
> make[3]: *** [firmware/ihex2fw] Error 1                                                
> make[2]: *** [_modinst_post] Error 2                                                   
> make[1]: *** [sub-make] Error 2                                                        
> make: *** [all] Error 2
> 
> where the configuration is that the kernel is compiled on a build box
> with 'make O=<destdir> -j5' and then <destdir> is mounted over NFS read-only by
> each test box (full path to this directory is the same on the build box and on
> the test boxes).  Then, I cd into <destdir>, run 'make modules_install' and get
> the error above.
> 
> 2.6.28 didn't have this problem.

Fix is in mainline now.

	Sam
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