Subject: [kbuild] Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the tip tree

From: Ingo Molnar <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 13:43:04 +0100

* Stephen Rothwell <[email-masked]> wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> On Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:42:59 +1100 Stephen Rothwell <[email-masked]> wrote:
> >
> > After merging the tip tree, today's linux-next build (x86_64 allmodconfig)
> > failed like this:
> > 
> > x86_64-linux-gcc: arch/x86/lib/memmove_64.c: No such file or directory
> > 
> > Caused by commit 9599ec0471deae24044241e2173090d2cbc0e899 ("x86-64, mem:
> > Convert memmove() to assembly file and fix return value bug") interacting
> > with our build system.
> > 
> > After removing arch/x86/lib/.memmove_64.o.cmd (left over from the build
> > before merging the tip tree) from my object tree, it built correctly.
> 
> I am still getting this (of course).

You reported this as a -tip build failure - but it appears to be some sort of kbuild 
bug/artifact, right? There was a leftover .memmove_64.o.cmd file from an old tree.

When jumping between kernel versions via git checkout a 'make mrproper' is generally 
needed. In most cases 'make' will figure things out but it's not always guaranteed.

So for example there are version transitions where a stale include/asm links could 
cause build problems.

Thanks,

	Ingo