'make -k' lets you keep building after an error which is easier than editing Module.mk. Jean Delvare wrote: > > > > I suspect that you tried to update lm_sensors to 2.8.0 but did not > > > update i2c to 2.8.0 preliminarily. Do that and it should work OK. > > > You > > > > I built i2c outside the kernel using a package for my distribution. > > Still it needs to be a version equal to or greater than the version of > lm_sensors you are trying to install. Also, make sure that lm_sensors > picks the right header files. If you have old i2c header files lying > around in /usr/local/include or /use/include, you might want to wipe > them out to make sure the newer ones are used. > > > > might want to take a look at our installation guide at > > > http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/devel/i2c/ since installing > > > i2c 2.8.0 is somewhat tricky. > > > > Is it still the case with 2.8.1, that you have to have the kernel > > patch applied to build? > > Yes, you have. > I'm currently working on an i2c patch for submission into Linux 2.4.23 > so that lm_sensors will be easier to install, but for now you are > advised to stick to the installation guide says. > > That said, Philip Edelbrock's remark is absolutely right. Some, if not > most, drivers of our package are useless on Alpha, so if a particular > driver doesn't compile for some reason, and you know you won't need it, > just remove it from Module.mk so that it isn't compiled at all. > > -- > Jean Delvare > http://www.ensicaen.ismra.fr/~delvare/
