linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.24-rc8-mm1 - mkubootimg wants <zlib.h>

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Date:	Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:21:35 -0600
From:	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Joseph Fannin <jfannin@...il.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Subject: Re: 2.6.24-rc8-mm1 - mkubootimg wants <zlib.h>

On Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:29:59 -0500
Joseph Fannin <jfannin@...il.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 02:35:14AM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
> >
> > ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.24-rc8/2.6.24-rc8-mm1/
> 
> >  git-kbuild.patch
> 
> The "kbuild: rework arch specific Makefiles to use mkubootimg"
> changeset in Kbuild git introduces a kernel build dependency on the
> system zlib.h headers; scripts/mkubootimg/crc32.c wants it.
> 
> The build errors out if those headers aren't installed.  Was this
> intentional?

No, it wasn't.  The first patch in that series should have included the
zlib.h header itself as well.

Sam, I'll respin the first patch and send it to you shortly.  Sorry for
the trouble.

josh
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