Re: Linux 2.6.25-rc1 , syntax error near unexpected token `;'

From: Mr. James W. Laferriere
Date: Mon Feb 11 2008 - 22:37:38 EST


Hello Sam ,

On Mon, 11 Feb 2008, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
On Sun, Feb 10, 2008 at 04:47:43PM -0900, Mr. James W. Laferriere wrote:
Hello All , grabbed using git just moments ago .

make V=1 KBUILD_VERBOSE=1 INSTALL_PATH=/boot clean all install
modules_install

...snip...
make -f scripts/Makefile.clean obj=sound/usb/usx2y
make -f scripts/Makefile.clean obj=usr
rm -rf .tmp_versions
rm -f arch/x86/boot/fdimage arch/x86/boot/image.iso
arch/x86/boot/mtools.conf vmlinux System.map .tmp_kallsyms* .tmp_version
.tmp_vmlinux* .tmp_System.map
rm -f include/config/kernel.release
echo 2.6.25-rc1 > include/config/kernel.release
set -e; ; mkdir -p include/linux/; (echo \#define LINUX_VERSION_CODE
132633; echo '#define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) +
(c))';) < /usr/src/linux-2.6.25-rc1-git/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 ; mv -f include/linux/version.h.tmp
include/linux/version.h; fi
/bin/sh: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `;'
/bin/sh: -c: line 0: `set -e; ; mkdir -p include/linux/; (echo
\#define LINUX_VERSION_CODE 132633; echo '#define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c)
(((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + (c))';) <
/usr/src/linux-2.6.25-rc1-git/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 ;
mv -f include/linux/version.h.tmp include/linux/version.h; fi'
make: *** [include/linux/version.h] Error 2

Please use following fix.

Sam

diff --git a/scripts/Kbuild.include b/scripts/Kbuild.include
index da3559e..d64e6ba 100644
--- a/scripts/Kbuild.include
+++ b/scripts/Kbuild.include
@@ -39,10 +39,13 @@ escsq = $(subst $(squote),'\$(squote)',$1)
# - If they are equal no change, and no timestamp update
# - stdin is piped in from the first prerequisite ($<) so one has
# to specify a valid file as first prerequisite (often the kbuild file)
+ chk_filechk = :
quiet_chk_filechk = echo ' CHK $@'
silent_chk_filechk = :
+ upd_filechk = :
quiet_upd_filechk = echo ' UPD $@'
silent_upd_filechk = :
+
define filechk
$(Q)set -e; \
$($(quiet)chk_filechk); \


Thank You . that got me past that error . 2.6.25-rc1 is compiling as I write this .

Tnx Agn , JimL
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