The following build error can occur if you have done a previous make install if test -n "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages" ; then \ install -D -m 755 src/hwlatdetect/hwlatdetect.py /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/hwlatdetect.py ; \ ln -s /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/hwlatdetect.py "/usr/local/bin/hwlatdetect" ; \ fi ln: failed to create symbolic link `/usr/local/bin/hwlatdetect': File exists make: *** [install] Error 1 Fix the error by removing the symbolic link. Signed-off-by: John Kacur <jkacur@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Makefile | 1 + 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index ff697ca..31e1792 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ install: all cp $(TARGETS) "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)" if test -n "$(PYLIB)" ; then \ install -D -m 755 src/hwlatdetect/hwlatdetect.py $(DESTDIR)$(PYLIB)/hwlatdetect.py ; \ + rm -f "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/hwlatdetect" ; \ ln -s $(PYLIB)/hwlatdetect.py "$(DESTDIR)$(bindir)/hwlatdetect" ; \ fi install -D -m 644 src/backfire/backfire.c "$(DESTDIR)$(srcdir)/backfire/backfire.c" -- 1.7.7.6 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-rt-users" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html