linux-kernel - Re: Build failure when installing atm ambassador firmware

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Message-ID: <50194DD1.9030806@shealevy.com>
Date:	Wed, 01 Aug 2012 11:40:01 -0400
From:	Shea Levy <shea@...alevy.com>
To:	chas williams - CONTRACTOR <chas@....nrl.navy.mil>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Build failure when installing atm ambassador firmware

Hi Chas,

On 08/01/2012 07:22 AM, chas williams - CONTRACTOR wrote:
> On Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:59:37 -0400
> Shea Levy<shea@...alevy.com>  wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> When building with
>> MODLIB=/nix/store/ghx6s9hnk9irim7c7f63zrxqiv6xjh3w-linux-3.5/lib/modules/3.5.0
>> and
>> ="/nix/store/ghx6s9hnk9irim7c7f63zrxqiv6xjh3w-linux-3.5/lib/firmware",
>> building Linux 3.5 with CONFIG_ATM_AMBASSADOR=m fails with:
>>
>> "make[2]: *** No rule to make target
>> `"/nix/store/ghx6s9hnk9irim7c7f63zrxqiv6xjh3w-linux-3.5/lib/firmware"/./',
>> needed by
>> `"/nix/store/ghx6s9hnk9irim7c7f63zrxqiv6xjh3w-linux-3.5/lib/firmware"/atmsar11.fw'.
>> Stop."
>
> i think it might be trying to tell you that the target directory
> $INSTALL_FW_PATH doesn't exist and is a prerequisite to actually
> perform the action.
>

Indeed, creating the directory first fixes the issue. Is this expected 
behaviour, or a bug in the build system?

 >
> it complains about atmsar11.fw first because it just happens to be the
> first firmware that needs to be installed.
>
> /scratch/chas/net-next relax.53% ls -ld /tmp/funk
> ls: cannot access /tmp/funk: No such file or directory
> /scratch/chas/net-next relax.54% make INSTALL_FW_PATH="/tmp/funk" firmware_install
> make[1]: *** No rule to make target `/tmp/funk/./', needed by `/tmp/funk/atmsar11.fw'.  Stop.
> make: *** [firmware_install] Error 2
> /scratch/chas/net-next relax.55% mkdir /tmp/funk
> /scratch/chas/net-next relax.56% make INSTALL_FW_PATH="/tmp/funk" firmware_install
>    INSTALL /tmp/funk/atmsar11.fw
>    MKDIR   /tmp/funk/e100/
>    INSTALL /tmp/funk/e100/d101m_ucode.bin
>    INSTALL /tmp/funk/e100/d101s_ucode.bin
>    INSTALL /tmp/funk/e100/d102e_ucode.bin
> ...
>
> i am somewhat concerned that it appears to have an extra set of "'s in
> the path as well.  how are you passing in INSTALL_FW_PATH?  i can get
> the same result with:
>
> /scratch/chas/net-next relax.57% make 'INSTALL_FW_PATH="/tmp/funk"' firmware_install
> make[1]: *** No rule to make target `"/tmp/funk"/./', needed by `"/tmp/funk"/atmsar11.fw'.  Stop.
> make: *** [firmware_install] Error 2
>
> but it would be wrong to do it this way.

Yeah, I had an extra bit of quotation that I've now removed. Thanks!

Cheers,
Shea Levy
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