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From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Drop vmlinux dependency from "make install"
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I think you should make the error messages a bit more informative. Like 
saying

	You need to build the tree before you can install it

instead of saying "missing file: xyzzy".

		Linus