Re: Linux 2.5.31

[Pete Zaitcev <zaitcev@redhat.com>]

>> > drivers/built-in.o: In function `parport_pc_probe_port':
>> > drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x2dbf6): undefined reference to `request_dma'
>> > drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x2dc98): undefined reference to `free_dma'
>> > drivers/built-in.o: In function `parport_pc_unregister_port':
>> > drivers/built-in.o(.text+0x2df94): undefined reference to `free_dma'
>> > drivers/built-in.o(.data+0x4c20): undefined reference to `request_dma'
>> > drivers/built-in.o(.data+0x4c24): undefined reference to `free_dma'
>> > make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1
>> 
>> make oldconfig and recompiling should fix that.
> 
> Hmm, is it time to make .config depend on arch/$(ARCH)/config.in and all
> Config.in files?
> 
> -- 
> Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk)                The developer of ARM Linux

Just make sure that the rule is
"\t@echo "Dumbass, you forgot to run make oldconfig",
instead of just running "make oldconfig" automatically.
I would hate to be surprised with I do "make >build.out 2>&1",
only to find in a couple of hours that it was hanging on input.

-- Pete