Bug#340486: linux-headers-2.6.14-2-k7: Unable to compile modules, fixdep.c required

[Jurij Smakov <jurij@wooyd.org>]

On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, Moshe Yudkowsky wrote:

> Package: linux-headers-2.6.14-2-k7
> Version: 2.6.14-3
> Severity: serious
> Justification: no longer builds from source
>
> I am attempting to build my modules for 2.6.14-2-k7, and this fails. The failure is because the Makefile in <headers>/scripts/basic attempts, incorrectly (AFAICT) to build "fixdep" instead of using the "fixdep" that is already in the directory:
>
> linux# make-kpkg modules
> /usr/bin/make    \
>                                 ARCH=i386 oldconfig
> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.14-2-k7'
>  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/fixdep
> gcc: scripts/basic/fixdep.c: No such file or directory
> gcc: no input files
> make[2]: *** [scripts/basic/fixdep] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [scripts_basic] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.14-2-k7'
> make: *** [stamp-kernel-configure] Error 2

That's probably my fault, even though I would think that if Makefile would 
be written correctly, and fixdep binary already present (and it is 
present), then it would not try to rebuild it. Can you please confirm that 
it builds fine if you remove scripts/basic/Makefile?

Best regards,

Jurij Smakov                                        jurij@wooyd.org
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