thanks! it compiled. However I have got to look into what -DMODVERSIONS is used for. I am sure it is for versioning but am not quite sure what its functionality is. Also I had to include slab.h instead of malloc.h for it to compile correctly. Is this the way its going to be for all modules of v 2.4 and later? thanks Ranjan --- mohanlal jangir <mohanlal@samsung.com> wrote: > Why don't you give a try without -DMODVERSIONS and > -include > /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/include/linux/modversion.h > > Regards > Mohanlal > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "LinuxTyro" <linuxtyro@yahoo.com> > To: <kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org> > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 8:15 AM > Subject: compile problems > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > This is my first shot at kernel programming so > please > > bear with me. > > I am using Rubini's Device Driver book (2nd ed)as > a > > guide and trying to compile one of the sample > device > > drivers (scull). However I get tons of errors & > > warnings when trying to compile and all of them > point > > to errors in the kernel sources. I have specified > my > > KERNELDIR(=/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8) in the make > > command line arguments. Here is a sample of the > > output the make command that I get when I do a > make > > KERNELDIR(=/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8) .I havent > included > > all the errors as it is huge. > > > > *************** > > gcc -D__KERNEL__ -DMODULE > > -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/include -DMODVERSIONS > > -include > > > /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/include/linux/modversions.h > > -O2 -I.. -c -o main.o main.c > > In file included from > > > /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/include/linux/prefetch.h:13, > > from > > /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/include/linux/list.h:6, > > from > > /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/include/linux/module.h:12, > > from main.c:25: > > > /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/include/asm/processor.h:60: > > warning: parameter names (without types) in > function > > declaration > > > /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/include/asm/processor.h:60: > > field `loops_per_jiffy_R_ver_str' declared as a > > function > > > /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/include/asm/processor.h:82: > > invalid suffix on integer constant > > > /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/include/asm/processor.h:82: > > parse error before numeric constant > > > /usr/src/linux-2.4.20-8/include/asm/processor.h:265: > > invalid suffix on integer constant > > ************** > > The program exits with an Error 1. > > I have compiled and loaded a simple helloworld > module > > in this same kernel. I am not sure what I am doing > > wrong. > > Can anyone give me some direction? > > > > Thanks for your help > > > > R S > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th > > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > > > > -- > > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the > Linux kernel. > > Archive: > http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > > > > > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux > kernel. > Archive: > http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online by April 15th http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
