Kernel compile fails

["Sridhar M.A." <mas@uomphysics.net>]

Hi,

I downloaded the ac2 patch for the kernel 2.4.20 and applied the same.
The patch went smoothly without any errors, etc. To compile the kernel,
I did 

   fakeroot make-kpkg kernel_image

After the checking of depends, the process fails with the following
error:

<snipped>
touch stamp-kernel-configure
touch stamp-configure
test -f stamp-configure || /usr/bin/make -f /usr/share/kernel-package/rules configure
/usr/bin/make    ARCH=i386 \
                     bzImage
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/software/kernel/alan/kernel-source-2.4.20'
scripts/split-include include/linux/autoconf.h include/config
/usr/bin/make -r -f tmp_include_depends all
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/software/kernel/alan/kernel-source-2.4.20'
make[2]: Circular /home/software/kernel/alan/kernel-source-2.4.20/include/asm/smplock.h <- /home/software/kernel/alan/kernel-source-2.4.20/include/linux/interrupt.h dependency dropped.
make[2]: *** No rule to make target `/home/software/kernel/alan/kernel-source-2.4.20/fs/inflate_fs/infblock.h', needed by `/home/software/kernel/alan/kernel-source-2.4.20/fs/inflate_fs/infcodes.h'.  Stop.
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/software/kernel/alan/kernel-source-2.4.20'
make[1]: *** [tmp_include_depends] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/software/kernel/alan/kernel-source-2.4.20'
make: *** [stamp-build] Error 2

(Sorry for the long lines. I have pasted it as such so that the error
message appear as I got them.)

Has anyone else faced the same/similar problem? 

Regards,

-- 
Sridhar M.A.

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