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 04:58:44PM -0800, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Feb 2006, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> 
> > On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 04:11:32PM -0800, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> > > On Fri, 17 Feb 2006, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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.
> > >
> > > Adrian, I looked at this one also, and I cannot find /AmlCode/
> > > in any .h or .c file.  Did you find it?  if so, where?
> >
> > I'm seeing it in both 2.6.15.4 and Linus' current tree at exactly the
> > place the error message from the bug report mentions it.
> 
> Yep, I screwed up my question.  Where is it defined/declared?
> That's what I can't find.

In the file whose name you have to set with 
CONFIG_ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT_FILE.

> ~Randy

cu
Adrian

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