Re: build issue #479 for v2.6.26-rc1-6-gafa26be :redefinition of 'sysfs_update_group'

[Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>]

On Sun, May 04, 2008 at 12:41:27PM +0200, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Sun, May 04, 2008 at 10:53:40AM +0200, Toralf Förster wrote:
> > Hello,
> > 
> > the build (.config attached) failed, make ends with :
> > ...
> > scripts/kconfig/conf -s arch/x86/Kconfig
> >   CHK     include/linux/version.h
> >   UPD     include/linux/version.h
> >   CHK     include/linux/utsrelease.h
> >   UPD     include/linux/utsrelease.h
> >   SYMLINK include/asm -> include/asm-x86
> >   CC      kernel/bounds.s
> >   GEN     include/linux/bounds.h
> >   CC      arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.s
> > In file included from include/linux/kobject.h:21,
> >                  from include/linux/module.h:16,
> >                  from include/linux/crypto.h:21,
> >                  from arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets_32.c:7,
> >                  from arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.c:2:
> > include/linux/sysfs.h:201: error: redefinition of 'sysfs_update_group'
> > include/linux/sysfs.h:195: error: previous definition of 'sysfs_update_group' was here
> > make[1]: *** [arch/x86/kernel/asm-offsets.s] Error 1
> > make: *** [prepare0] Error 2
> > 
> > The build was made with :
> > $> make mrproper && make randconfig && make
> 
> Why do you need the "make mrproper" in the first place?

Hi Toralf.
Just to make it clear...

If you know of some kbuild shortcomings I would like to know
of them so I can either fix it or document it.

	Sam