Hi all,

* After compiling 2.6.20-rc3 and typing "make modules_install" I get:
INSTALL **
..
if [ -r System.map -a -x /sbin/depmod ]; then /sbin/depmod -ae -F System.map \
2.6.20-rc3-1; fi
/bin/sh: line 1: 10727 Segmentation fault   /sbin/depmod -ae -F System.map \
2.6.20-rc3-1
make: *** [_modinst_post] Error 139

* I found sbin/depmod tries to open a non-existent file before being killed:
$ strace /sbin/depmod -ae -F System.map 2.6.20-rc3-1
... (Opening 
readlink("/lib/modules/2.6.20-rc3-1/source", "/", 1) = 1
readlink("/lib/modules/2.6.20-rc3-1/build", "/", 1) = 1
getdents64(4, /* 0 entries */, 4096)    = 0
close(4)                                = 0
open("/lib/modules/2.6.20-rc3-1/updates", O_RDONLY|O_NONBLOCK|O_LARGEFILE|\
O_DIRECTORY) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or directory)
--- SIGSEGV (Segmentation fault) @ 0 (0) ---
+++ killed by SIGSEGV +++

I've compiled 2.6.20-rc3 several times before (I'm on a 20-rc3 now actually).
It's the first time to see this problem (maybe cause I changed the .conf file ?).

.conf file that caused the problem is gzipped and attached. Thanks ..

System tools versions:
Linux darwish-laptop 2.6.20-rc3-1 #16 Wed Jan 3 07:17:36 EET 2007 i686 GNU/Linux
Gnu C                  4.0.3
Gnu make               3.81beta4
binutils               2.16.91
util-linux             2.12r
mount                  2.12r
module-init-tools      3.2.2
e2fsprogs              1.38
jfsutils               1.1.8
reiserfsprogs          3.6.19
reiser4progs           1.0.5
xfsprogs               2.7.7
pcmciautils            012
pcmcia-cs              3.2.8
PPP                    2.4.4b1
Linux C Library        2.3.6
Dynamic linker (ldd)   2.3.6
Procps                 3.2.6
Net-tools              1.60
Console-tools          0.2.3
Sh-utils               5.93
udev                   079
wireless-tools         28

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Ahmed S. Darwish