Re: build issue #479 for v2.6.26-rc1-6-gafa26be :redefinition of 'sysfs_update_group'

[Sam Ravnborg]

On Sun, May 04, 2008 at 10:53:40AM +0200, Toralf Förster wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> the build (.config attached) failed, make ends with :
> ...
> scripts/kconfig/conf -s arch/x86/Kconfig
>   CHK     include/linux/version.h
>   UPD     include/linux/version.h
>   CHK     include/linux/utsrelease.h
>   UPD     include/linux/utsrelease.h
>   SYMLINK include/asm -> include/asm-x86
>   CC      kernel/bounds.s
>   GEN     include/linux/bounds.h
>   CC      arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.s
> In file included from include/linux/kobject.h:21,
>                  from include/linux/module.h:16,
>                  from include/linux/crypto.h:21,
>                  from arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_32.c:7,
>                  from arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.c:2:
> include/linux/sysfs.h:201: error: redefinition of 'sysfs_update_group'
> include/linux/sysfs.h:195: error: previous definition of 'sysfs_update_group' was here
> make[1]: *** [arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.s] Error 1
> make: *** [prepare0] Error 2
> 
> The build was made with :
> $> make mrproper && make randconfig && make

Why do you need the "make mrproper" in the first place?

kbuild should build what is needed when the config changes.

	Sam
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