Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751855AbZLRGBH (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:01:07 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751504AbZLRGBG (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:01:06 -0500 Received: from qw-out-2122.google.com ([74.125.92.27]:47588 "EHLO qw-out-2122.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751277AbZLRGBE convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:01:04 -0500 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=k/ulUZ9wQ3ay8OIAagv5WJ5iAlDjcqYxgmLbiLcvh6kWVbkz/pBmwbxu+OK+KNkATx IzUkUlLBn34heFKTsl09lLQRf58sfJzO81yiXj/pxMHDepHDfXP+d+BhnPxPAkJNyZI8 6pari+xek10149z6l2nXRnF/qU6tEpLGv3Fgs= MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:01:03 +0800 Message-ID: <2375c9f90912172201p53159fe2k7e5ddf6d5c872ad9@mail.gmail.com> Subject: Re: [kernel] linux-2.6.32.1 "make V=1 menuconfig" errors , Huh ?-( From: =?UTF-8?Q?Am=C3=A9rico_Wang?= To: "Mr. James W. Laferriere" Cc: Linux Kernel Maillist Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 3435 Lines: 82 On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Mr. James W. Laferriere wrote: >                Hello All , > > On Thu, 17 Dec 2009, Mr. James W. Laferriere wrote: >> >>        Some pertinant info ... >> # scripts/ver_linux >> If some fields are empty or look unusual you may have an old version. >> Compare to the current minimal requirements in Documentation/Changes. >> >> Linux (none) 2.6.30.6 #1 SMP Sun Oct 11 18:36:23 UTC 2009 i686 pentium4 >> i386 GNU/Linux >> >> Gnu C                  3.4.6 >> Gnu make               3.81 >> binutils               2.15.92.0.2 >> util-linux             2.12r >> mount                  2.12r >> module-init-tools      3.2.2 >> e2fsprogs              1.38 >> jfsutils               1.1.11 >> reiserfsprogs          3.6.19 >> xfsprogs               2.8.10 >> pcmciautils            014 >> pcmcia-cs              3.2.8 >> quota-tools            3.13. >> PPP                    2.4.4 >> Linux C Library        2.3.6 >> Dynamic linker (ldd)   2.3.6 >> Linux C++ Library      6.0.3 >> Procps                 3.2.7 >> Net-tools              1.60 >> Kbd                    1.12 >> oprofile               0.9.1 >> Sh-utils               5.97 >> udev                   097 >> Modules Loaded >> >>        The errors ,  Quite a mouth full of them .  NEVER seen menuconfig >> spit all this sh?t out before . >>        Can someone enlighten me as to what I've got that is broken or ... >> ? >>                        Tia ,  JimL >> # make V=1 menuconfig >> make -f scripts/Makefile.build obj=scripts/basic >> gcc -Wp,-MD,scripts/basic/.fixdep.d -Wall -Wmissing-prototypes >> -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -o scripts/basic/fixdep >> scripts/basic/fixdep.c >> In file included from scripts/basic/fixdep.c:106: >> /usr/include/sys/types.h:27:22: features.h: No such file or directory >> In file included from /usr/include/bits/types.h:31, >> from /usr/include/sys/types.h:31, >> from scripts/basic/fixdep.c:106: >> /usr/lib/gcc/i486-slackware-linux/3.4.6/include/stddef.h:213: error: >> syntax error before "typedef" >> /usr/include/sys/types.h:133:18: time.h: No such file or directory >> /usr/include/sys/types.h:158:20: missing binary operator before token "(" >> In file included from scripts/basic/fixdep.c:107: You lost your /usr/include/features.h which is provided by glibc-headers. > >        For someone elses benefit these are symptomatic of butchered header > file directory contents .  Cure was to reinstall the base header file > packages . >        This was caused by an attempt (2.6.28 days) to do a "make > INSTALL_HDR_PATH=/usr headers_install" which was uneducated .  And still do > NOT see a document covering WHEN such a header install would/should be > necessary . >        If I am just being blind PLEASE guide me to the document in the > kernel tree so I can rectify my ignorance . > Kernel headers are used when you build glibc package, not intended for other use, I think. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/