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From: Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>
To: Nick Warne <nick@linicks.net>
Cc: Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo.tosatti@cyclades.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.4.31 make - path name breakage (perhaps)
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 10:47:06 +1100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <22029.1132184826@ocs3.ocs.com.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 16 Nov 2005 15:09:04 -0000." <200511161509.04855.nick@linicks.net>

On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 15:09:04 +0000, 
Nick Warne <nick@linicks.net> wrote:
>The reason is due to the untarred path name that includes () I found.
>
>I tested on virgin kernel 2.4.31 with GNU Make version 3.79.1.
>
>top level directory of kernel source as a test:
>
>linux-2.4.31(test)/
>
>And the errors (with a lot removed) - it does a little first then:
>
>> make mrproper
>/bin/sh: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token 
>`/home/nick/kernel/linux-2.4.31(t'

Rename the directory to linux-2.4.31-test.  The kernel build code
assumes that there are no shell special characters in file names.


      reply	other threads:[~2005-11-16 23:47 UTC|newest]

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2005-11-16 15:09 2.4.31 make - path name breakage (perhaps) Nick Warne
2005-11-16 23:47 ` Keith Owens [this message]

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