Re: 2.6.16-rc3-git5: drivers/acpi/osl.c:57:38: empty filename in #include

From: Adrian Bunk
Date: Thu Feb 16 2006 - 19:54:24 EST


On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 04:11:32PM -0800, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Feb 2006, Adrian Bunk wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 12:12:19AM +0100, Martin MOKREJ? wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> >
> > Hi Martin,
> >
> > > I have the following problem when compiling linux kernel on Intel
> > > Pentium4M machine:
> > >
> > > drivers/acpi/osl.c:57:38: empty filename in #include
> > > drivers/acpi/osl.c: In function `acpi_os_table_override':
> > > drivers/acpi/osl.c:258: error: `AmlCode' undeclared (first use in
> > > this function)
> > > drivers/acpi/osl.c:258: error: (Each undeclared identifier is
> > > reported only once
> > > drivers/acpi/osl.c:258: error: for each function it appears in.)
> > > make[2]: *** [drivers/acpi/osl.o] Error 1
> > >
> > > It turned out I have enabled the custom DSDT option but the field
> > > for the custom file have left empty. That's the cause for the error.
> > > Something should probably take care of this case. I use "menuconfig"
> > > to manipulate the .config file.
> >
> > this is a class of errors Kconfig can't handle.
> >
> > And if it was handled, the next problems were to check first whether the
> > file exists, and next whether it's actually a valid DSDT table file...
> >
> > Kconfig helps you to avoid many errors, but there are classes of errors
> > it simply can't prevent.
>
> Adrian, I looked at this one also, and I cannot find /AmlCode/
> in any .h or .c file. Did you find it? if so, where?

I'm seeing it in both 2.6.15.4 and Linus' current tree at exactly the
place the error message from the bug report mentions it.

> thanks,
> ~Randy

cu
Adrian

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