[nflug] Destructive Makefile???

[Roelant Ossewaarde]

Yes, it is a typo, but in my email - it should be 2.6.18, not 2.6.8.  
However, on my system, I do have 2.6.18 and the sources for that  
release; I just mistope in my email.

I'll look into the MODVERDIR variable, thanks.


On Feb 28, 2008, at 12:14 PM, Stephen Brandon wrote:

> Are you sure you have the right kernel sources and symbols?  It  
> looks to me like it's failing to find
> anything in /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.18.  Which is different from  
> 2.6.8.18.  Something seems amiss here.  As for the deleting, I  
> believe that has something to do with MODVERDIR.  Only I can't  
> remember what it is right now.
>
> On 2/27/08, Roelant Ossewaarde <rao3 at buffalo.edu> wrote: Hi all,
>
> I have a problem that has me scratching my head in disbelief.
>
> Here's the scenario: I'm trying to build a RTL-8180 driver for my
> wireless card. I've installed linux-sources (I'm running a 2.6.8-18
> kernel).
>
> I should say I've never had to build drivers before; it doesn't look
> hard, but for some reason I get an error message.
>
> Here's the funky part: `make' will actually REMOVE all of my source
> files when it encounters the error:
>
> miep at debian:~$ ls rtl8180-0.21
> AUTHORS            ieee80211_crypt.h      ieee80211_rx.c
> Makefile       module_unload24  r8180_gct.h      r8180_pm.c
> r8180_wx.h
> CHANGES            ieee80211_crypt_wep.c  ieee80211_tx.c
> Makefile26     r8180_93cx6.c    r8180.h          r8180_pm.h       
> README
> compat24.h         ieee802_11.h           ieee80211_wx.c
> module_load    r8180_93cx6.h    r8180_hw.h       r8180_sa2400.c
> README.adhoc
> COPYING            ieee80211.h            INSTALL
> module_load24  r8180_core.c     r8180_max2820.c  r8180_sa2400.h
> README.master
> ieee80211_crypt.c  ieee80211_module.c     LICENSE
> module_unload  r8180_gct.c      r8180_max2820.h  r8180_wx.c
> miep at debian:~$ cd rtl8180-0.21/
> miep at debian:~/rtl8180-0.21$ make
> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-5-486/build SUBDIRS=/home/miep/
> rtl8180-0.21 MODVERDIR=/home/miep/rtl8180-0.21 modules
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.18'
>
>    WARNING: Symbol version dump /usr/src/linux-source-2.6.18/
> Module.symvers
>             is missing; modules will have no dependencies and
> modversions.
>
> scripts/Makefile.build:17: /home/miep/rtl8180-0.21/Makefile: No such
> file or directory
> make[2]: *** No rule to make target `/home/miep/rtl8180-0.21/
> Makefile'.  Stop.
> make[1]: *** [_module_/home/miep/rtl8180-0.21] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-source-2.6.18'
> make: *** [2.6] Error 2
> miep at debian:~/rtl8180-0.21$ ls
> miep at debian:~/rtl8180-0.21$
>
> Note the last command: the directory is now EMPTY.
>
> This has nothing to do with the driver itself; before I installed the
> kernel sources, I got the same error, but no removal of files. Also,
> the same behavior occurs when I'm trying to build a different driver,
> in a different directory. I have the feeling something within the
> kernel build system does this, but I cannot believe that anyone would
> ever code such a destructive procedure.
>
> I have no clue what's happening here. Anyone else?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Roelant.
>
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