Re: linux-2.6.23-rc4 ppc build failure

["Bret Towe" <magnade@gmail.com>]

On 8/30/07, Tony Breeds <tony@bakeyournoodle.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 30, 2007 at 02:56:50PM -0700, Bret Towe wrote:
> > On 8/29/07, Bret Towe <magnade@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > while trying to build a fresh kernel for my mini after upgrading from gutsy
> > > (and forgetting to save my .config) I hit the below build error
> > > 2.6.23-rc3 I did work under feisty but that is with a different .config
> > > so not sure if that makes any difference or not
> > > I've not bisected cause it takes so long on this computer...
> > > attached is the config I'm working off now
>
> So how did you generate the new .config?  Did you start with a defconfig
> of some sort and then alter to personal taste?

took the ubuntu config for the current kernel and starting getting rid
of everything i don't need
so the ubuntu config must of had the item set to M before hand

> I ask because if we have other users our there that have working system
> with BLK_DEV_IDE=m it'd be nice to have make oldconfig fix them.  If
> it's just a matter of not letting people get into that state then
> something like the patch below will probably help.

I was thinking the same thing
would you like a test of this?

> Ensure that BLK_DEV_IDE is built-in befoer allowing BLK_DEV_IDE_PMAC to
> be selected.

s/befoer/before  ?

> Signed-off-by: Tony Breeds <tony@bakeyournoodle.com>
>
> ---
>
>  drivers/ide/Kconfig |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/ide/Kconfig b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
> index e049f65..e55be26 100644
> --- a/drivers/ide/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/ide/Kconfig
> @@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ endif
>
>  config BLK_DEV_IDE_PMAC
>         bool "Builtin PowerMac IDE support"
> -       depends on PPC_PMAC && IDE=y
> +       depends on PPC_PMAC && IDE=y && BLK_DEV_IDE=y
>         help
>           This driver provides support for the built-in IDE controller on
>           most of the recent Apple Power Macintoshes and PowerBooks.
>
> Yours Tony
>
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