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

[Sam Ravnborg]

On Sun, May 04, 2008 at 12:56:48PM +0200, Toralf Förster wrote:
> At Sunday 04 May 2008 12:41:27 Sam Ravnborg wrote :
> > On Sun, May 04, 2008 at 10:53:40AM +0200, Toralf Förster wrote:
> > > 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
> > 
> 
> Hhm,
> 
> when I wrote the script one or two years ago for automated build tests I got
> sometimes false positives w/o "make mrproper" - IIRC.
> Maybe it's time to remove it to see whether kbuild works as expected  ?

Appreciated - thanks Toralf.

	Sam
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