Dear Linux folks,
Building the Linux kernel fails with the error below on Debian
Sid/unstable with gcc (Debian 7.2.0-8) 7.2.0.
```
$ git describe
v4.15-rc2-79-gfd6d2e506ce6
$ git log --oneline -1
fd6d2e506ce6 Merge tag 'docs-4.15-fixes' of git://git.lwn.net/linux
$ time ARCH=i386 make deb-pkg -j50
[…]
net/wireless/shipped-certs.c:2:1: error: expected expression at end of input
const u8 shipped_regdb_certs[] = {
^~~~~
[…]
$ more net/wireless/shipped-certs.c
#include "reg.h"
const u8 shipped_regdb_certs[] = {
```
Kind regards,
Paul
On Tue, 2017-12-05 at 11:01 +0100, Paul Menzel wrote:
>
>
> ```
> $ git describe
> v4.15-rc2-79-gfd6d2e506ce6
> $ git log --oneline -1
> fd6d2e506ce6 Merge tag 'docs-4.15-fixes' of git://git.lwn.net/linux
> $ time ARCH=i386 make deb-pkg -j50
> […]
> net/wireless/shipped-certs.c:2:1: error: expected expression at end of input
> const u8 shipped_regdb_certs[] = {
> ^~~~~
> […]
> $ more net/wireless/shipped-certs.c
> #include "reg.h"
> const u8 shipped_regdb_certs[] = {
> ```
Ah, here we go - you probably don't have "hexdump" installed on this
system?
I thought about doing hexdump in posix shell/awk/sed/whatever
instead... maybe I should do that.
johannes
Dear Johannes,
On 12/05/17 11:03, Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Tue, 2017-12-05 at 11:01 +0100, Paul Menzel wrote:
>
>> ```
>> $ git describe
>> v4.15-rc2-79-gfd6d2e506ce6
>> $ git log --oneline -1
>> fd6d2e506ce6 Merge tag 'docs-4.15-fixes' of git://git.lwn.net/linux
>> $ time ARCH=i386 make deb-pkg -j50
>> […]
>> net/wireless/shipped-certs.c:2:1: error: expected expression at end of input
>> const u8 shipped_regdb_certs[] = {
>> ^~~~~
>> […]
>> $ more net/wireless/shipped-certs.c
>> #include "reg.h"
>> const u8 shipped_regdb_certs[] = {
>> ```
>
> Ah, here we go - you probably don't have "hexdump" installed on this
> system?
Well, I didn’t, but got the error, that hexdump couldn’t be found. After
installing it, I got the error above, and sent the message.
Removing the file `net/wireless/shipped-certs.c`, and building again,
fixed the problem. So I guess, the clean-up task(?) in the build script
has a problem.
> I thought about doing hexdump in posix shell/awk/sed/whatever
> instead... maybe I should do that.
I do not think, it’s necessary, as I got an error, that the executable
is not there. No idea, if it is documented somewhere though.
Kind regards,
Paul
Hi,
> > Ah, here we go - you probably don't have "hexdump" installed on this
> > system?
>
> Well, I didn’t, but got the error, that hexdump couldn’t be found. After
> installing it, I got the error above, and sent the message.
Ah, ok.
> Removing the file `net/wireless/shipped-certs.c`, and building again,
> fixed the problem. So I guess, the clean-up task(?) in the build script
> has a problem.
Did you run "make clean"? I'm not even sure it'd delete the file
though.
I suppose if this target fails we shouldn't create the file, but I
haven't quite figured out how to do that - let me try.
> I do not think, it’s necessary, as I got an error, that the executable
> is not there. No idea, if it is documented somewhere though.
Fair enough. I do have a patch to use od/sed so perhaps I'll just throw
that in anyway just to not require people to install hexdump.
johannes
Dear Johannes,
On 12/05/17 11:31, Johannes Berg wrote:
>>> Ah, here we go - you probably don't have "hexdump" installed on this
>>> system?
>>
>> Well, I didn’t, but got the error, that hexdump couldn’t be found. After
>> installing it, I got the error above, and sent the message.
>
> Ah, ok.
>
>> Removing the file `net/wireless/shipped-certs.c`, and building again,
>> fixed the problem. So I guess, the clean-up task(?) in the build script
>> has a problem.
>
> Did you run "make clean"? I'm not even sure it'd delete the file
> though.
Yes, the target `deb-pkg` does that.
> I suppose if this target fails we shouldn't create the file, but I
> haven't quite figured out how to do that - let me try.
Thank you for looking into this.
>> I do not think, it’s necessary, as I got an error, that the executable
>> is not there. No idea, if it is documented somewhere though.
>
> Fair enough. I do have a patch to use od/sed so perhaps I'll just throw
> that in anyway just to not require people to install hexdump.
Hmm, my gut says to use `hexdump`, which is clearer, and not some other
`od/sed` which is probably hard to understand.
Kind regards,
Paul
Hello Johannes,
I got. the same Build error.
VG Damian Tometzki
> Am 05.12.2017 um 11:03 schrieb Johannes Berg <[email protected]>:
>
>> On Tue, 2017-12-05 at 11:01 +0100, Paul Menzel wrote:
>>
>>
>> ```
>> $ git describe
>> v4.15-rc2-79-gfd6d2e506ce6
>> $ git log --oneline -1
>> fd6d2e506ce6 Merge tag 'docs-4.15-fixes' of git://git.lwn.net/linux
>> $ time ARCH=i386 make deb-pkg -j50
>> […]
>> net/wireless/shipped-certs.c:2:1: error: expected expression at end of input
>> const u8 shipped_regdb_certs[] = {
>> ^~~~~
>> […]
>> $ more net/wireless/shipped-certs.c
>> #include "reg.h"
>> const u8 shipped_regdb_certs[] = {
>> ```
>
> Ah, here we go - you probably don't have "hexdump" installed on this
> system?
>
> I thought about doing hexdump in posix shell/awk/sed/whatever
> instead... maybe I should do that.
>
> johannes
Dear Damian,
On 12/13/17 08:53, Damian Tometzki wrote:
> I got. the same Build error.
So first you didn’t have hexdump installed, and then after installing it
you got it? Removing the generated file fixed the build?
Kind regards,
Paul
Hello Paul,
Hexdump was already installed in the System.
I commented out this step.
VG Damian Tometzki
Itelligence AG
+41 79 304 2745
> Am 13.12.2017 um 10:16 schrieb Paul Menzel <[email protected]>:
>
> Dear Damian,
>
>
>> On 12/13/17 08:53, Damian Tometzki wrote:
>>
>> I got. the same Build error.
>
> So first you didn’t have hexdump installed, and then after installing it you got it? Removing the generated file fixed the build?
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Paul
Dear Damian,
On 12/13/17 12:00, Damian Tometzki wrote:
> Hexdump was already installed in the System.
>
> I commented out this step.
Please try to reproduce it from a clean environment (`git clean -dfx`,
save your .config before), and then please give more details.
Kind regards,
Paul
Hello Paul,
with the cleanup the Build was succesfully.
Thanks für you help.
VG Damian Tometzki
Itelligence AG
+41 79 304 2745
> Am 13.12.2017 um 12:07 schrieb Paul Menzel <[email protected]>:
>
> Dear Damian,
>
>
>> On 12/13/17 12:00, Damian Tometzki wrote:
>>
>> Hexdump was already installed in the System.
>> I commented out this step.
> Please try to reproduce it from a clean environment (`git clean -dfx`, save your .config before), and then please give more details.
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Paul
On Wed, 13. Dec 12:07, Paul Menzel wrote:
> Dear Damian,
>
>
> On 12/13/17 12:00, Damian Tometzki wrote:
>
> >Hexdump was already installed in the System.
> >
> >I commented out this step.
> Please try to reproduce it from a clean environment (`git clean -dfx`, save
> your .config before), and then please give more details.
After cleaning the environment with 'git clean -dfx' the build was successfully.
Thanks for you help
>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Paul