linux-kernel - Re: net/wireless/shipped-certs.c:2:1: error: expected expression at end of input

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Date:   Tue, 5 Dec 2017 11:36:25 +0100
From:   Paul Menzel <pmenzel+linux-wireless@...gen.mpg.de>
To:     Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc:     linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: net/wireless/shipped-certs.c:2:1: error: expected expression at
 end of input

Dear Johannes,


On 12/05/17 11:31, Johannes Berg wrote:

>>> Ah, here we go - you probably don't have "hexdump" installed on this
>>> system?
>>
>> Well, I didn’t, but got the error, that hexdump couldn’t be found. After
>> installing it, I got the error above, and sent the message.
> 
> Ah, ok.
> 
>> Removing the file `net/wireless/shipped-certs.c`, and building again,
>> fixed the problem. So I guess, the clean-up task(?) in the build script
>> has a problem.
> 
> Did you run "make clean"? I'm not even sure it'd delete the file
> though.

Yes, the target `deb-pkg` does that.

> I suppose if this target fails we shouldn't create the file, but I
> haven't quite figured out how to do that - let me try.

Thank you for looking into this.

>> I do not think, it’s necessary, as I got an error, that the executable
>> is not there. No idea, if it is documented somewhere though.
> 
> Fair enough. I do have a patch to use od/sed so perhaps I'll just throw
> that in anyway just to not require people to install hexdump.

Hmm, my gut says to use `hexdump`, which is clearer, and not some other 
`od/sed` which is probably hard to understand.


Kind regards,

Paul


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