Re: 2.6.3-mjb1 vmware modules compile error..

[Petr Vandrovec]

On Sun, Feb 22, 2004 at 02:49:38PM +1100, Steve Kieu wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> 
> bash-2.05b# make      
> Unable to find VMware installation database. Using
> 'vmware'.
> Building for VMware Workstation 3.2.0.
> Using 2.6.x kernel build system.
> make -C /lib/modules/2.6.1-mm4/build/include/..
> SUBDIRS=$PWD SRCROOT=$PWD/. modu
> les
> make[1]: Entering directory `/vol/hdb5/linux'
> *** Warning: Overriding SUBDIRS on the command line
> can cause
> ***          inconsistencies
> make[2]: `arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s' is up to
> date.
>   CHK     include/asm-i386/asm_offsets.h
>   CC [M]  /root/vmmon-6/linux/driver.o
> driver.c:7:27: driver-config.h: No such file or
> directory

> I just extract the vmmon.tar from the vmware-any---
> package and run make in the source dir. It works with
> all vanila kernels and mm tree, but not with mjb1.

WTF? It prepends $(TOPDIR)/ to all include paths. I have
no idea what is this supposed to do, but I can guarantee
that I'm not going to support that kernel.
				Petr Vandrovec


diff -purN -X /home/mbligh/.diff.exclude 000-virgin/scripts/Makefile.build 790-irq_vector/scripts/Makefile.build
--- 000-virgin/scripts/Makefile.build   2003-10-14 15:50:40.000000000 -0700
+++ 790-irq_vector/scripts/Makefile.build       2004-02-18 16:23:03.000000000 -0800
@@ -128,7 +128,16 @@ cmd_cc_i_c       = $(CPP) $(c_flags)   -
 quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC $(quiet_modtag)  $@

 ifndef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
-cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) -c -o $@ $<
+new1_c_flags = $(c_flags:-I%=-I$(TOPDIR)/%)
+new2_c_flags = $(new1_c_flags:-Wp%=)
+PWD = $(TOPDIR)
+
+quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC $(quiet_modtag)  $@
+cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) -E -o $@ $< \
+               && cd $(dir $<) \
+               && $(CC) $(new2_c_flags) -c -o $(notdir $@) $(notdir $<) \
+               && cd $(TOPDIR)
+#cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) -c -o $@ $<

 else
 # When module versioning is enabled the following steps are executed:

-
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