Any help would be appreciated on how to create the *.o.cmd file for .cpp files? On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 10:42 PM David F. <df7729@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Thank you, I use .cpp rather than .cc, would I be better off using > .cc? Or, how do I create the .cmd file when building the .o file? > > On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 12:37 AM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 3:32 PM David F. <df7729@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > resending this because it doesn't show that it made it to the archives. > > > > > > I've been building an out-of-tree linux kernel module that has a .cpp > > > module (plus a library that is built) for well over a decade using the > > > basic method outlined at https://github.com/veltzer/kcpp. There was > > > a patch needed (provided here) in the 5.x version to be able to link > > > to the .a file generated. That patch I've been able to modify as > > > slight changes occured, but now in 6.6.14 things have changed a lot, > > > I'm not sure if I'll need something like it to get to the final link > > > but I don't think I'm at that point yet. > > > > > > My main issue now is this: > > > > > > LD [M] /media/sf_SRC_DRIVE/mymodule/l > > > inux/driver/6.6.14-686-mine/mymodule.o > > > ld -m elf_i386 -z noexecstack -r -o > > > /media/sf_SRC_DRIVE/mymodule/linux/driver/6.6.14-686-mine/mymodule.o > > > @/media/sf_SRC_DRIVE/mymodule/linux/driver/6.6.14-686-mine/mymodule.mod > > > # cmd_modules_order > > > /media/sf_SRC_DRIVE/mymodule/linux/driver/6.6.14-686-mine/modules.order > > > { echo /media/sf_SRC_DRIVE/mymodule/linux/driver/6.6.14-686-mine/mymodule.o; > > > :; } > /media/sf_SRC_DRIVE/mymodule/linux/driver/6.6.14-686-mine/modules.order > > > sh ./scripts/modules-check.sh > > > /media/sf_SRC_DRIVE/mymodule/linux/driver/6.6.14-686-mine/modules.order > > > make -f ./scripts/Makefile.modpost > > > # MODPOST /media/sf_SRC_DRIVE/mymodule/linux/driver/6.6.14-686-mine/Module.symvers > > > scripts/mod/modpost -M -m -o > > > /media/sf_SRC_DRIVE/mymodule/linux/driver/6.6.14-686-mine/Module.symvers > > > -T /media/sf_SRC_DRIVE/mymodule/linux/driver/6.6.14-686-mine/modules.order > > > -i Module.symvers -e > > > /media/sf_SRC_DRIVE/mymodule/linux/driver/6.6.14-686-mine/.mymodulelindrivercpp.o.cmd: > > > No such file or directory > > > > > > It has never built a *.o.cmd file for the .cpp module and still > > > doesn't, but the new system is looking for it. Could someone > > > familiar with kbuild tell me what I can patch / do to allow the system > > > to complete the build like it used to? > > > > > > Thank You. > > > > > > > > > Presumably, the relevant commit is > > f292d875d0dc700b3af0bef04c5abc1dc7b3b62c > > > > > > modpost requires .*.cmd files, when CONFIG_MODVERSIONS=y. > > > > > > This project does not produce .*.cmd file > > when building *.o from *.cc > > > > https://github.com/veltzer/kcpp/blob/177ea052f3c52c9f85bb091235061a0e620f51bd/Makefile#L68 > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Best Regards > > Masahiro Yamada
