Bug 30406 – gs-sources (linux-2.4.23_pre6-gss) is missing "include/linux/autoconf.h"

• Status: RESOLVED INVALID
• Product: Gentoo Linux

[Description Anocha Yimsiriwattana 2003-10-05 09:55:22 UTC]

After emerge gs-sources (linux-2.4.23_pre6-gss), and try to compile it.  "make dep" step is fine but I got this message right after "make bzImage"

make: *** No rule to make target `include/linux/autoconf.h', needed by `include/config/MARKER'.  Stop.

After copying "include/linux/autoconf.h" from the previous gs-sources (linux-2.4.-22_pre3-gss),
every thing is work fine.

I am news to gentoo ... I love it ... thanks guys.  Any suggestion about what should I do, please let me know. Thanks
Tom

[Comment 1 Brian Jackson (RETIRED) 2003-10-06 14:52:50 UTC]

make sure you run make oldconfig/menuconfig or whatever is appropriate before
you run make dep

[Comment 2 Tim Yamin (RETIRED) 2003-10-06 15:31:24 UTC]

Yep, please run 'make oldconfig' [slow] or just run 'make menuconfig' and
make sure you save when asked. Thanks. Resolving bug as such.

[Comment 3 Anocha Yimsiriwattana 2003-10-06 18:36:10 UTC]

I did make oldconfig and makesure that I did not make any mistake. I am new
to gentoo but not linux.  I even unmerge and reemerage again to make sure
it is not a mistake.  Anyway, sound like I am the only one who has the problem.
Anyway, thanks guys.

[Comment 4 Tim Yamin (RETIRED) 2003-10-07 08:21:37 UTC]

Strange. Reopening bug. Does this occur on other gss-sources?

[Comment 5 Anocha Yimsiriwattana 2003-10-07 08:50:23 UTC]

Sorry guys. ... It was my stupidity :(. 
Here is how I got in to the problem,

1. emerged gs-sources
2. copy old .config from other gs-sources tree
3. make oldconfig
4. copy .config to config-save
5. make distclean  <-- this command delete autoconf.h!
6. copy config-save .config
7. make dep; make bzImage;

Since "make distclean" command delete autoconf.h, so I should have run make
oldconfig, once again, after step 6 to create all neccesary files.

Thanks guys, specially "Brian Jackson" and "Plasmaroo". I should have listen
to you guys and look carefully.  Learn something new ... 

Tom

[Comment 6 Bob Johnson (RETIRED) 2003-10-07 17:35:18 UTC]

glad you found the problem