Re: 'make headers_check' failed to install headers to arbitrary location

[Arnd Bergmann]

On Thursday 14 May 2009, Sergei Poselenov wrote:
>    CHECK   include/linux/tc_ematch (4 files)
>    CHECK   include/linux/usb (8 files)
> make[2]: execvp: /bin/sh: Argument list too long
> make[2]: *** 

Can you try this patch?

	Arnd <><

--- a/scripts/Makefile.headersinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.headersinst
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ quiet_cmd_remove = REMOVE  $(unwanted)
       cmd_remove = rm -f $(unwanted-file)
 
 quiet_cmd_check = CHECK   $(printdir) ($(words $(all-files)) files)
-      cmd_check = $(PERL) $< $(INSTALL_HDR_PATH)/include $(SRCARCH) \
-                  $(addprefix $(install)/, $(all-files));           \
+      cmd_check = echo $(addprefix $(install)/, $(all-files)) | \
+		  xargs $(PERL) $< $(INSTALL_HDR_PATH)/include $(SRCARCH) ; \
 	          touch $@
 
 PHONY += __headersinst __headerscheck
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