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Re: Buildroot barfing, can't find linux kernel Makefile?: msg#00158

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Subject: Re: Buildroot barfing, can't find linux kernel Makefile?

On Mon Mar 17, 2003 at 02:51:58PM -0500, Rob Landley wrote:
> cp: cannot stat `/usr/src/linux/Makefile': No such file or directory
> make: *** [/home/landley/uclibc/buildroot/build/linux/.configured] Error 1
> [landley@driftwood buildroot]$
>
> Now I could easily untar the linux-kernel source into /usr/src/linux, but I
> haven't actually PUT the linux kernel source into /usr/src/linux in a number
> of years (it's in my home directory, where it belongs. :), and I'm just
> curious what the heck it's trying to do. (.config I could understand, but
> why does it want the Makefile?)

It needs some kernel sources. You left the "system-linux" target
enabled, which looks in /usr/src/linux for a kernel. If you
don't like it, then use the "linux" target or edit
make/system-linux.mk to look somewhere other than /usr/src/linux

-Erik

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