From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261737AbUBVUDS (ORCPT ); Sun, 22 Feb 2004 15:03:18 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261739AbUBVUDS (ORCPT ); Sun, 22 Feb 2004 15:03:18 -0500 Received: from pfepa.post.tele.dk ([195.41.46.235]:11362 "EHLO pfepa.post.tele.dk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S261737AbUBVUDQ (ORCPT ); Sun, 22 Feb 2004 15:03:16 -0500 Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2004 22:03:49 +0100 From: Sam Ravnborg To: Kernel Developer List Cc: Andrew Morton Subject: Re: 2.6 build oddity... Message-ID: <20040222210349.GA14932@mars.ravnborg.org> Mail-Followup-To: Kernel Developer List , Andrew Morton References: <20040222081959.GA21170@one-eyed-alien.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040222081959.GA21170@one-eyed-alien.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Feb 22, 2004 at 12:19:59AM -0800, Matthew Dharm wrote: > I'm not sure where to report this.... > > In some sort of freak accident, I had a .s file in my source tree. > Whenever I did a build (make bzImage modules), the build process would: > (1) check out the corresponding .c file > (2) build the .s into the .o > (3) delete the .c file I have tried to reproduce this locally (with 2.6 kernel btw). make make kernel/pid.s rm kernel/pid.c And as you tell, the .c file is checked out. But I can here that also the .c file is used when compiling pid.o. Care to provide a few more details, such as: - Kernel version - What file is was - What SCM you are using (uses bk here) - Full log of what is happening (off-list is fine) Sam > Which I find odd, because: > (1) It never used the .c file, but checked it out anyway > (2) It _did_ delete the .c file, without using it > > Matt > > -- > Matthew Dharm Home: mdharm-usb@one-eyed-alien.net > Maintainer, Linux USB Mass Storage Driver > > G: Let me guess, you started on the 'net with AOL, right? > C: WOW! d00d! U r leet! > -- Greg and Customer > User Friendly, 2/12/1999 --