Re: Compiling External Modules - Local Include Files

[Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>]

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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