recently, I've got the new Kernel 2.1.38 sources. They compile OK, as
long as you do not enable CONFIG_MODVERSIONS.
Since some modules require this enabled, it is very annoying to get this
message after activating CONFIG_MODVERSIONS with 'make config':
Gerd:/usr/src/linux# make dep
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot'
make[1]: Nothing to be done for `dep'.
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot'
scripts/mkdep init/*.c > .tmpdepend
scripts/mkdep `find /usr/src/linux/include/asm /usr/src/linux/include/linux /usr
/src/linux/include/scsi /usr/src/linux/include/net -follow -name \*.h ! -name mo
dversions.h -print` > .hdepend
set -e; for i in kernel drivers mm fs net ipc lib arch/i386/kernel arch/i386/mm
arch/i386/lib; do make -C $i fastdep; done
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/kernel'
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-f
rame-pointer -D__SMP__ -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -m486 -malign-loops=2 -malign-
jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -DCPU=586 -D__SMP__ -E -D__GENKSYMS__ ksyms.c\
| /sbin/genksyms -k 2.1.38 > /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/ksyms.ver.tmp
usage: genksyms [-gwqdD] directory
cpp: output pipe has been closed
make[1]: *** [/usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/ksyms.ver] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/kernel'
make: *** [dep-files] Error 2
Seems to be an option for genksyms that it doesn't recognize.
But what is option -k for and where can I change this? My genksyms only
recognizes options -g -w -q -d -D.
Do I need a newer version of genksyms?
Thanks for any hint in advance and best regards
Gerd
P.S.: Please e-mail me any answer, because I can't read my news regularly.