On Sun, Jan 22, 2006 at 01:50:37AM +0200, Linas Zvirblis wrote: > I cannot get 2.6.16-rc1[-git4] to build, so am seeking advice here. > > "make vmlinux" gives me this: > > /bin/sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `(' > /bin/sh: -c: line 0: `set -e; echo ' CHK include/linux/version.h'; > mkdir -p include/linux/; if [ `echo -n "2.6.16-rc1-git4 .file > null .ident GCC:(GNU)4.0.320060115(prerelease)(Debian4.0.2-7) .section > .note.GNU-stack,,@progbits" | wc -c ` -gt 64 ]; then echo > '"2.6.16-rc1-git4 .file null .ident > GCC:(GNU)4.0.320060115(prerelease)(Debian4.0.2-7) .section > .note.GNU-stack,,@progbits" exceeds 64 characters' >&2; exit 1; fi; > (echo \#define UTS_RELEASE \"2.6.16-rc1-git4 .file null .ident > GCC:(GNU)4.0.320060115(prerelease)(Debian4.0.2-7) .section > .note.GNU-stack,,@progbits\"; echo \#define LINUX_VERSION_CODE `expr 2 > \\* 65536 + 6 \\* 256 + 16`; echo '#define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) > << 16) + ((b) << 8) + (c))'; ) < /usr/src/linux/Makefile > > include/linux/version.h.tmp; if [ -r include/linux/version.h ] && cmp -s > include/linux/version.h include/linux/version.h.tmp; then rm -f > include/linux/version.h.tmp; else echo ' UPD > include/linux/version.h'; mv -f include/linux/version.h.tmp > include/linux/version.h; fi' > make: *** [include/linux/version.h] Error 2
Seems other people have had similar problems. Apparently something with /dev/null accidentally being removed and then replaced with a regular file containing trash... See this thread: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=113765329515437&w=2 Almut -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]