From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.5 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,DKIM_INVALID, DKIM_SIGNED,HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 53A12C48BDF for ; Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:22:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from shelob.surriel.com (shelob.surriel.com [96.67.55.147]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D744361248 for ; Thu, 24 Jun 2021 10:22:43 +0000 (UTC) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 mail.kernel.org D744361248 Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; dmarc=fail (p=reject dis=none) header.from=laumann.xyz Authentication-Results: mail.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=kernelnewbies-bounces@kernelnewbies.org Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=shelob.surriel.com) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtp (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1lwMUn-0006jN-Ho; Thu, 24 Jun 2021 06:22:05 -0400 Received: from out1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:863f::]) by shelob.surriel.com with esmtps (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (Exim 4.94.2) (envelope-from ) id 1lwMUi-0006j6-PE for kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org; Thu, 24 Jun 2021 06:22:01 -0400 Date: Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:21:51 +0200 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=laumann.xyz; s=key1; t=1624530113; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=bl7v+90Z0sG+UisLxgCHYAZCYKLNvIyV4mulSwkanTo=; b=HMaUXwCz/wO/bXjgtevxYq0qmtvyWss6PvcM0Z2Omc/Oc5l1H2LnLxJ60LIB9zpUcN2rDA CyKGfGfZNnuRQVuBQlBGDxxcPIQLac62UdMKldBS34czlWmPos2mE0X++xJzHMVIIpXAy0 an/RpxA7Eo0mSJI7Tijad9R33RzfNvF7uxScujcLMeqzxlJFrUr3FfCwfmdNBwnZ0lEFMW bIWHf4leKsvOwSdtq9UQRVDbkQSNXFUowyqUB2zamWA29Uvaai4IBZxRR7q/qCjQ4YPUaJ TPS4pdQMMvKorH8maW0rIiqVu/8YLGHN68yR6ypBGpMzwbhuzrbaM36wgVA8Cg== X-Report-Abuse: Please report any abuse attempt to abuse@migadu.com and include these headers. From: Thomas Bracht Laumann Jespersen To: kernelnewbies Subject: Re: Kernel Compile Issue Message-ID: <20210624102151.c3qbmadsjw4sz6ot@sofaking> References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_OUT X-Migadu-Auth-User: t@laumann.xyz Cc: Aruna Hewapathirane , Dhaval Giani X-BeenThere: kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: Learn about the Linux kernel List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: kernelnewbies-bounces@kernelnewbies.org > I am trying to compile a old kernel and it compiles fine. I used: > time make -j$(nproc) and this is a-ok and works. > make modules_install works fine. Now when I try to install the newly > compiled kernel I get this error below. > > Error! Bad return status for module build on kernel: 3.18.2-testing (x86_64) Just to be clear: This is what you get when running "sudo make install" ? > it says Consult /var/lib/dkms/open-vm-tools/9.4.6/build/make.log for > more information. > and this file shows me what is below: > > ============================================================== > DKMS make.log for open-vm-tools-9.4.6 for kernel 3.18.2-testing (x86_64) > Tue Jun 22 22:30:14 EDT 2021 > /bin/sh: 1: test: -I./arch/x86/include: unexpected operator > Using standalone build system. > Makefile:167: Makefile.normal: No such file or directory > make[2]: *** No rule to make target 'Makefile.normal'. Stop. > /bin/sh: 1: test: -I./arch/x86/include: unexpected operator > Using standalone build system. > Makefile:167: Makefile.normal: No such file or directory > make[2]: *** No rule to make target 'Makefile.normal'. Stop. > =============================================================== What are the contents of this Makefile (line 167)? Looks like it's expecting a "Makefile.normal" that it can't find - I don't know what this file is or where it would come from. All the best, -- Thomas _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@kernelnewbies.org https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies