Re: [PATCH] tools: iio: fix iio build error by adding KBUILD_OUTPUT support to makefile

[Mugunthan V N]

Jonathan

On Monday 22 August 2016 12:35 AM, Jonathan Cameron wrote:
> On 11/08/16 07:01, Mugunthan V N wrote:
>> > Current make doesn't have support to pass kernel built directory
>> > to find events.h kernel header file, so adding support for
>> > KBUILD_OUTPUT support to Makefile.
>> > 
>> > $ make CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- -C tools/iio
>> > make: Entering directory '/home/a0131834/workspace/git/mainline/linux/tools/iio'
>> > arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc -Wall -g -D_GNU_SOURCE   -c -o iio_event_monitor.o iio_event_monitor.c
>> > arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc -Wall -g -D_GNU_SOURCE   -c -o iio_utils.o iio_utils.c
>> > arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc -Wall -g -D_GNU_SOURCE   -c -o lsiio.o lsiio.c
>> > arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc -Wall -g -D_GNU_SOURCE   -c -o iio_generic_buffer.o iio_generic_buffer.c
>> > arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc   lsiio.o iio_utils.o   -o lsiio
>> > arm-linux-gnueabihf-gcc   iio_generic_buffer.o iio_utils.o   -o iio_generic_buffer
>> > iio_event_monitor.c:28:30: fatal error: linux/iio/events.h: No such file or directory
>> >  #include <linux/iio/events.h>
>> >                                ^
>> > compilation terminated.
>> > <builtin>: recipe for target 'iio_event_monitor.o' failed
>> > make: *** [iio_event_monitor.o] Error 1
>> > make: Leaving directory '/home/a0131834/workspace/git/mainline/linux/tools/iio'
>> > 
>> > Signed-off-by: Mugunthan V N <mugunthanvnm@xxxxxx>
> I can see where you are coming from, but wouldn't we normally expect the kernel
> headers for the relevant kernel to available as part of the toolchain being
> used to do the build?

If it is a native build, we can expect toolchain to provide kernel
headers, but for a cross compile user has to provide where the kernel
headers present for the target which is done this patch.

> 
> They often lag a bit I guess, so perhaps we do want to put this little bit
> of 'fudging' in place.
> 
> What do others think?

Any updates on the patch?

Regards
Mugunthan V N