Re: 2.6.16-rc3-git5: drivers/acpi/osl.c:57:38: empty filename in #include

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>]

On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 12:12:19AM +0100, Martin MOKREJ? wrote:

> Hi,

Hi Martin,

>   I have the following problem when compiling linux kernel on Intel 
> Pentium4M machine:
> 
> drivers/acpi/osl.c:57:38: empty filename in #include
> drivers/acpi/osl.c: In function `acpi_os_table_override':
> drivers/acpi/osl.c:258: error: `AmlCode' undeclared (first use in 
> this function)
> drivers/acpi/osl.c:258: error: (Each undeclared identifier is 
> reported only once
> drivers/acpi/osl.c:258: error: for each function it appears in.)
> make[2]: *** [drivers/acpi/osl.o] Error 1
> 
>   It turned out I have enabled the custom DSDT option but the field 
> for the custom file have left empty. That's the cause for the error.
> Something should probably take care of this case. I use "menuconfig"
> to manipulate the .config file.

this is a class of errors Kconfig can't handle.

And if it was handled, the next problems were to check first whether the 
file exists, and next whether it's actually a valid DSDT table file...

Kconfig helps you to avoid many errors, but there are classes of errors 
it simply can't prevent.

> M.

cu
Adrian

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