Hi, Am Dienstag, den 03.01.2006, 15:17 +0100 schrieb Wolfgang Denk: > In message <f8bc181b0601030606x3b29ee28q at mail.gmail.com> you wrote: > > > > After a few minutes of dependency creation, I get the following error > > "argument list too long": > > > > scripts/mkdep -- `find > > /usr/src/linuxppc_2_4_devel-2005-10-25-1440/include/asm > > /usr/src/linuxppc_2_4 > > _devel-2005-10-25-1440/include/linux > > /usr/src/linuxppc_2_4_devel-2005-10-25-1440/include/scsi /usr/s > > rc/linuxppc_2_4_devel-2005-10-25-1440/include/net > > /usr/src/linuxppc_2_4_devel-2005-10-25-1440/includ > > e/math-emu \( -name SCCS -o -name .svn \) -prune -o -follow -name \*.h ! > > -name modversions.h -print` > > > .hdepend > > scripts/mkdep: argument list too long > > make: *** [dep-files] Error 2 > > > > Can someone help me understand where that comes from? > > The error comes from the fact that the find command (the part in > `...` above) generates a long list of file names which exceeds some > buffer in your shell. > > > Does it have something to do with the fact that I work under WinXP + Cygwin? > > Yes. > > > No need to say that I am a newbie to the Linux world... help me, Wolfgang > > :-) > > I try. Find the statement in the Makefile and use xargs to avoid a > long argument list. Something like this might help: > > --- Makefile.ORIG 2006-01-03 15:15:48.000000000 +0100 > +++ Makefile 2006-01-03 15:16:55.000000000 +0100 > @@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ > ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS > $(MAKE) update-modverfile > endif > - scripts/mkdep -- `find $(FINDHPATH) \( -name SCCS -o -name .svn \) > -prune -o -follow -name \*.h ! -name modversions.h -print` > .hdepend > + find $(FINDHPATH) \( -name SCCS -o -name .svn \) -prune -o -follow > -name \*.h ! -name modversions.h -print | xargs scripts/mkdep -- > .hdepend > scripts/mkdep -- init/*.c > .depend
Would'nt this overwrite .depend if xargs executes mkdep more than once? I'd suggest (beware, manually hacked diff ;): --- Makefile.ORIG 2006-01-03 15:15:48.000000000 +0100 +++ Makefile 2006-01-03 15:16:55.000000000 +0100 @@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS $(MAKE) update-modverfile endif - scripts/mkdep -- `find $(FINDHPATH) \( -name SCCS -o -name .svn \) -prune -o -follow -name \*.h ! -name modversions.h -print` > .hdepend + rm -f .depend && find $(FINDHPATH) \( -name SCCS -o -name .svn \) -prune -o -follow -name \*.h ! -name modversions.h -print | xargs scripts/mkdep -- > .hdepend scripts/mkdep -- init/*.c >> .depend > > ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS > > > > Best regards, > > Wolfgang Denk > -- Stefan Eletzhofer InQuant GmbH Bahnhofstra?e 11 D-88214 Ravensburg http://www.inquant.de http://www.eletztrick.de +49 (0) 751 35 44 112 +49 (0) 171 23 24 529 (Mobil) +49 (0) 751 35 44 115 (FAX) -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: Dies ist ein digital signierter Nachrichtenteil Url : http://ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-embedded/attachments/20060104/3dc67a0a/attachment.pgp