Re: [Regression] Build failure in current mainline - firmware related

["Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl>]

On Thursday 08 January 2009, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 03, 2009 at 12:47:14PM +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I get the following error from 'make modules_install' on my test boxes:
> > 
> >   HOSTCC  firmware/ihex2fw                                                             
> > /home/rafael/src/linux-2.6/firmware/ihex2fw.c:268: fatal error: opening dependency file firmware/.ihex2fw.d: Read-only file system                                            
> > compilation terminated.                                                                
> > make[3]: *** [firmware/ihex2fw] Error 1                                                
> > make[2]: *** [_modinst_post] Error 2                                                   
> > make[1]: *** [sub-make] Error 2                                                        
> > make: *** [all] Error 2
> > 
> > where the configuration is that the kernel is compiled on a build box
> > with 'make O=<destdir> -j5' and then <destdir> is mounted over NFS read-only by
> > each test box (full path to this directory is the same on the build box and on
> > the test boxes).  Then, I cd into <destdir>, run 'make modules_install' and get
> > the error above.
> > 
> > 2.6.28 didn't have this problem.
> 
> Fix is in mainline now.

I noticed, thanks a lot!

Rafael