From: Stefan Eletzhofer <stefan.eletzhofer@inquant.de>
To: Wolfgang Denk <wd@denx.de>
Cc: Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: "argument list too long"
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 14:08:05 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1136380085.15908.15.camel@localhost> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20060103141725.08E8D3540BC@atlas.denx.de>
[-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 2859 bytes --]
Hi,
Am Dienstag, den 03.01.2006, 15:17 +0100 schrieb Wolfgang Denk:
> In message <f8bc181b0601030606x3b29ee28q@mail.gmail.com> you wrote:
> >
> > After a few minutes of dependency creation, I get the following error
> > "argument list too long":
> >
> > scripts/mkdep -- `find
> > /usr/src/linuxppc_2_4_devel-2005-10-25-1440/include/asm
> > /usr/src/linuxppc_2_4
> > _devel-2005-10-25-1440/include/linux
> > /usr/src/linuxppc_2_4_devel-2005-10-25-1440/include/scsi /usr/s
> > rc/linuxppc_2_4_devel-2005-10-25-1440/include/net
> > /usr/src/linuxppc_2_4_devel-2005-10-25-1440/includ
> > e/math-emu \( -name SCCS -o -name .svn \) -prune -o -follow -name \*.h !
> > -name modversions.h -print`
> > > .hdepend
> > scripts/mkdep: argument list too long
> > make: *** [dep-files] Error 2
> >
> > Can someone help me understand where that comes from?
>
> The error comes from the fact that the find command (the part in
> `...` above) generates a long list of file names which exceeds some
> buffer in your shell.
>
> > Does it have something to do with the fact that I work under WinXP + Cygwin?
>
> Yes.
>
> > No need to say that I am a newbie to the Linux world... help me, Wolfgang
> > :-)
>
> I try. Find the statement in the Makefile and use xargs to avoid a
> long argument list. Something like this might help:
>
> --- Makefile.ORIG 2006-01-03 15:15:48.000000000 +0100
> +++ Makefile 2006-01-03 15:16:55.000000000 +0100
> @@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
> ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
> $(MAKE) update-modverfile
> endif
> - scripts/mkdep -- `find $(FINDHPATH) \( -name SCCS -o -name .svn \) -prune -o -follow -name \*.h ! -name modversions.h -print` > .hdepend
> + find $(FINDHPATH) \( -name SCCS -o -name .svn \) -prune -o -follow -name \*.h ! -name modversions.h -print | xargs scripts/mkdep -- > .hdepend
> scripts/mkdep -- init/*.c > .depend
Would'nt this overwrite .depend if xargs executes mkdep more than once?
I'd suggest (beware, manually hacked diff ;):
--- Makefile.ORIG 2006-01-03 15:15:48.000000000 +0100
+++ Makefile 2006-01-03 15:16:55.000000000 +0100
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@
ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
$(MAKE) update-modverfile
endif
- scripts/mkdep -- `find $(FINDHPATH) \( -name SCCS -o -name .svn \) -prune -o -follow -name \*.h ! -name modversions.h -print` > .hdepend
+ rm -f .depend && find $(FINDHPATH) \( -name SCCS -o -name .svn \) -prune -o -follow -name \*.h ! -name modversions.h -print | xargs scripts/mkdep -- > .hdepend
scripts/mkdep -- init/*.c >> .depend
>
> ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
>
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Wolfgang Denk
>
--
Stefan Eletzhofer
InQuant GmbH
Bahnhofstraße 11
D-88214 Ravensburg
http://www.inquant.de
http://www.eletztrick.de
+49 (0) 751 35 44 112
+49 (0) 171 23 24 529 (Mobil)
+49 (0) 751 35 44 115 (FAX)
[-- Attachment #2: Dies ist ein digital signierter Nachrichtenteil --]
[-- Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 189 bytes --]
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-01-04 13:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-01-03 14:06 "argument list too long" Noé SERRES
2006-01-03 14:17 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-01-04 13:08 ` Stefan Eletzhofer [this message]
2006-01-04 13:36 ` Wolfgang Denk
2006-01-04 13:53 ` Stefan Eletzhofer
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=1136380085.15908.15.camel@localhost \
--to=stefan.eletzhofer@inquant.de \
--cc=Linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org \
--cc=wd@denx.de \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox;
as well as URLs for NNTP newsgroup(s).