From: Thomas Bracht Laumann Jespersen <t@laumann.xyz>
To: kernelnewbies <kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org>
Cc: Aruna Hewapathirane <aruna.hewapathirane@gmail.com>,
Dhaval Giani <dhaval.giani@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Kernel Compile Issue
Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:21:51 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210624102151.c3qbmadsjw4sz6ot@sofaking> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAFSeFg_pYk6iADVVVi8yYCCqS1Uooj47WdxkSAZaW5n587eNiQ@mail.gmail.com>
> I am trying to compile a old kernel and it compiles fine. I used:
> time make -j$(nproc) and this is a-ok and works.
> make modules_install works fine. Now when I try to install the newly
> compiled kernel I get this error below.
>
> Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.18.2-testing (x86_64)
Just to be clear: This is what you get when running "sudo make install" ?
> it says Consult /var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/9.4.6/build/make.log for
> more information.
> and this file shows me what is below:
>
> ==============================================================
> DKMS make.log for open-vm-tools-9.4.6 for kernel 3.18.2-testing (x86_64)
> Tue Jun 22 22:30:14 EDT 2021
> /bin/sh: 1: test: -I./arch/x86/include: unexpected operator
> Using standalone build system.
> Makefile:167: Makefile.normal: No such file or directory
> make[2]: *** No rule to make target 'Makefile.normal'. Stop.
> /bin/sh: 1: test: -I./arch/x86/include: unexpected operator
> Using standalone build system.
> Makefile:167: Makefile.normal: No such file or directory
> make[2]: *** No rule to make target 'Makefile.normal'. Stop.
> ===============================================================
What are the contents of this Makefile (line 167)? Looks like it's expecting a
"Makefile.normal" that it can't find - I don't know what this file is or where
it would come from.
All the best,
-- Thomas
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-06-24 10:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-06-23 2:48 Kernel Compile Issue Aruna Hewapathirane
2021-06-24 10:21 ` Thomas Bracht Laumann Jespersen [this message]
2021-06-24 13:35 ` Aruna Hewapathirane
2021-06-24 16:13 ` Cindy Sue Causey
2021-06-24 17:56 ` Aruna Hewapathirane
2021-06-24 17:29 ` Thomas Bracht Laumann Jespersen
2021-06-24 18:19 ` Aruna Hewapathirane
2021-06-24 23:09 ` Valdis Klētnieks
2021-06-24 23:36 ` Aruna Hewapathirane
2021-06-25 0:51 ` Valdis Klētnieks
2021-06-25 20:05 ` Aruna Hewapathirane
2021-06-26 6:39 ` Valdis Klētnieks
2021-06-28 11:58 ` Aruna Hewapathirane
2021-06-29 9:25 ` Thomas Bracht Laumann Jespersen
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