Compiling Linux 2.1.4, misc.o error on "make modules"

Rudi Heitbaum (rudi@cpsg.com.au)
Mon, 21 Oct 1996 15:07:46 +1000 (EST)


Compiling Linux 2.1.4, I get this error when "make modules"
I think it still exists in 2.1.5 as misc.c was not changed.

make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.1/drivers/char'
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-2.1/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strength-reduce -pipe -m486 -malign-loops=2 -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -DCPU=586 -DMODULE -DMODVERSIONS -include /usr/src/linux-2.1/include/linux/modversions.h -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c serial.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-2.1/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strength-reduce -pipe -m486 -malign-loops=2 -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -DCPU=586 -DMODULE -DMODVERSIONS -include /usr/src/linux-2.1/include/linux/modversions.h -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c misc.c
misc.c:191: `proc_misc_read' undeclared here (not in a function)
misc.c:191: initializer element for `proc_misc.get_info' is not constant
misc.c:187: warning: `proc_misc' defined but not used
make[2]: *** [misc.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.1/drivers/char'
make[1]: *** [modules] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.1/drivers'
make: *** [modules] Error 2

It looks like the proc_misc structure is trying to access proc_misc_read
which is not defined if a MODULE compile.

Attached is my .config

Regards

Rudi Heitbaum

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.config ------- # # Automatically generated make config: don't edit #

# # Code maturity level options # CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y

# # Loadable module support # CONFIG_MODULES=y CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y # CONFIG_KERNELD is not set

# # General setup # # CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION is not set CONFIG_NET=y # CONFIG_MAX_16M is not set CONFIG_PCI=y # CONFIG_PCI_OPTIMIZE is not set CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=y CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y # CONFIG_BINFMT_JAVA is not set CONFIG_M586=y

# # Floppy, IDE, and other block devices # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y

# # Please see Documentation/ide.txt for help/info on IDE drives # # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=y # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDETAPE is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE_PCMCIA is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640=y # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640_ENHANCED is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RZ1000=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_TRITON=y # CONFIG_IDE_CHIPSETS is not set

# # Additional Block Devices # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=m # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XD is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD is not set

# # Networking options # # CONFIG_FIREWALL is not set # CONFIG_NET_ALIAS is not set CONFIG_INET=y # CONFIG_IP_FORWARD is not set # CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST is not set # CONFIG_IP_ACCT is not set

# # (it is safe to leave these untouched) # # CONFIG_INET_PCTCP is not set # CONFIG_INET_RARP is not set # CONFIG_NO_PATH_MTU_DISCOVERY is not set CONFIG_IP_NOSR=y CONFIG_SKB_LARGE=y

# # # CONFIG_IPX=m CONFIG_IPX_INTERN=y # CONFIG_ATALK is not set # CONFIG_AX25 is not set # CONFIG_BRIDGE is not set # CONFIG_NETLINK is not set

# # SCSI support # CONFIG_SCSI=y

# # SCSI support type (disk, tape, CD-ROM) # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SD=y CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_SR=y CONFIG_CHR_DEV_SG=m

# # Some SCSI devices (e.g. CD jukebox) support multiple LUNs # # CONFIG_SCSI_MULTI_LUN is not set CONFIG_SCSI_CONSTANTS=y

# # SCSI low-level drivers # # CONFIG_SCSI_7000FASST is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_AHA152X is not set CONFIG_SCSI_AHA1542=m # CONFIG_SCSI_AHA1740 is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_ADVANSYS is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_IN2000 is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_AM53C974 is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_BUSLOGIC is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_DTC3280 is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_EATA is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_DMA is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_EATA_PIO is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_FUTURE_DOMAIN is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_GENERIC_NCR5380 is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C406A is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C7xx is not set CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX=y # CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_TAGGED_QUEUE is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_IOMAPPED is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_NO_DISCONNECT is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_FORCE_ASYNCHRONOUS is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_FORCE_SYNC_NEGO is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_DISABLE_MPARITY_CHECK is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_NCR53C8XX_DISABLE_PARITY_CHECK is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_PPA is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_PAS16 is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_FAS is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_QLOGIC_ISP is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_SEAGATE is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_T128 is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_U14_34F is not set # CONFIG_SCSI_ULTRASTOR is not set

# # Network device support # CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y CONFIG_DUMMY=m # CONFIG_EQUALIZER is not set # CONFIG_DLCI is not set # CONFIG_PLIP is not set CONFIG_PPP=m

# # CCP compressors for PPP are only built as modules. # CONFIG_SLIP=m CONFIG_SLIP_COMPRESSED=y # CONFIG_SLIP_SMART is not set # CONFIG_SLIP_MODE_SLIP6 is not set # CONFIG_NET_RADIO is not set CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_3COM=y # CONFIG_EL1 is not set # CONFIG_EL2 is not set # CONFIG_ELPLUS is not set # CONFIG_EL16 is not set CONFIG_EL3=m # CONFIG_VORTEX is not set # CONFIG_LANCE is not set CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_SMC=y CONFIG_WD80x3=m # CONFIG_ULTRA is not set # CONFIG_SMC9194 is not set # CONFIG_NET_ISA is not set # CONFIG_NET_EISA is not set # CONFIG_NET_POCKET is not set # CONFIG_TR is not set # CONFIG_ARCNET is not set

# # ISDN subsystem # # CONFIG_ISDN is not set

# # CD-ROM drivers (not for SCSI or IDE/ATAPI drives) # # CONFIG_CD_NO_IDESCSI is not set

# # Filesystems # # CONFIG_QUOTA is not set CONFIG_MINIX_FS=y # CONFIG_EXT_FS is not set CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y # CONFIG_XIA_FS is not set CONFIG_FAT_FS=m CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=m CONFIG_VFAT_FS=m # CONFIG_UMSDOS_FS is not set CONFIG_PROC_FS=y CONFIG_NFS_FS=m CONFIG_SMB_FS=m CONFIG_SMB_LONG=y CONFIG_NCP_FS=m CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=y # CONFIG_HPFS_FS is not set # CONFIG_SYSV_FS is not set # CONFIG_AFFS_FS is not set # CONFIG_UFS_FS is not set

# # Character devices # CONFIG_SERIAL=m # CONFIG_DIGI is not set # CONFIG_CYCLADES is not set # CONFIG_STALDRV is not set # CONFIG_RISCOM8 is not set CONFIG_PRINTER=m CONFIG_MOUSE=y # CONFIG_ATIXL_BUSMOUSE is not set # CONFIG_BUSMOUSE is not set # CONFIG_MS_BUSMOUSE is not set CONFIG_PSMOUSE=m # CONFIG_82C710_MOUSE is not set # CONFIG_UMISC is not set # CONFIG_QIC02_TAPE is not set # CONFIG_FTAPE is not set # CONFIG_APM is not set # CONFIG_WATCHDOG is not set # CONFIG_RTC is not set

# # Sound # # CONFIG_SOUND is not set

# # Kernel hacking # # CONFIG_PROFILE is not set