From: Frank Rowand <frank.rowand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> If kernel config options are not properly set, "make scripts" will not compile dtc. Update the unable to find dtc error message to check the kernel config and give better advice on how to create dtc. Reword another error message to increase clarity. Signed-off-by: Frank Rowand <frank.rowand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- scripts/dtc/dtx_diff | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) Index: b/scripts/dtc/dtx_diff =================================================================== --- a/scripts/dtc/dtx_diff +++ b/scripts/dtc/dtx_diff @@ -136,8 +136,7 @@ compile_to_dts() { echo "" >&2 echo " architecture ${dtx_arch} is in file path," >&2 echo " but does not match shell variable \$ARCH" >&2 - echo " (${ARCH}) does not match shell variable" >&2 - echo " \$ARCH (${ARCH})" >&2 + echo " >>\$ARCH<< is: >>${ARCH}<<" >&2 fi if [ ! -d ${srctree}/arch/${ARCH} ] ; then @@ -267,6 +266,14 @@ DTC="${__KBUILD_OUTPUT}/scripts/dtc/dtc" if [ ! -x ${DTC} ] ; then __DTC="dtc" + if grep -q "^CONFIG_DTC=y" ${__KBUILD_OUTPUT}/.config ; then + make_command=' + make scripts' + else + make_command=' + Enable CONFIG_DTC in the kernel configuration + make scripts' + fi if ( ! which ${__DTC} >/dev/null ) ; then # use spaces instead of tabs in the error message @@ -280,8 +287,7 @@ ERROR: unable to find a 'dtc' program 'dtc' is: ${DTC} If it does not exist, create it from the root of the Linux source tree: - - 'make scripts'. +${make_command} If not at the root of the Linux kernel source tree -s SRCTREE or -S may need to be specified to find 'dtc'. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe devicetree" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html