Compiling External Modules - Local Include Files

Compiling External Modules - Local Include Files

[Chirag Pandya]

I'm having trouble recompiling my 2.4 modules that
contain local include files.  Here is the scenario:
Dir contents
------------
/home/radar/dirA/local.h
/home/radar/dirB/main.c
/home/radar/dirB/Makefile

main.c
------
#include "dirA/local.h"
main ()
{
/* Module Code*/
}

Using the following make command
# make -C /usr/src/linux-2.6.7 M=$(PWD) modules

I get the following error messages
Entering directory /usr/src/linux-2.6.7
CC [M] /home_dir/dirB/main.c:15:32: dirA/local.h: No
such file or directory

Obviously when I am in /usr/src/linux-2.6.7 I cannot
see local.h.

I noticed that PATCH 5/5 contains an extmodules.txt
document with but with a "local includes" section
still blank under TODO. 

Any help on how I can fix this?
Thanks




		
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Re: Compiling External Modules - Local Include Files

[Sam Ravnborg]

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see the response.

On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 08:02:32AM -0700, Chirag Pandya wrote:
> I'm having trouble recompiling my 2.4 modules that
> contain local include files.  Here is the scenario:
> Dir contents
> ------------
> /home/radar/dirA/local.h
> /home/radar/dirB/main.c
> /home/radar/dirB/Makefile
> 
> main.c
> ------
> #include "dirA/local.h"
> main ()
> {
> /* Module Code*/
> }
> 
> Using the following make command
> # make -C /usr/src/linux-2.6.7 M=$(PWD) modules

As explained in private mail two options exists:
1) Restructure your code to have .h file in
either the same dir as your code, and in a sub-directory
to the location of your .c files.

2) Use
EXTRA_CFLAGS := -I..

I recommend 1).

	Sam