> You are "make"ing an object file, not a .c file. Makefiles' syntax is > for the target, not the source. > > make drivers/telephony/ixj.o > I had tried this all ready and forgot to mention it, but it didn't work at the time. > > Please read the Makefile before posting. > Which file should I read? > make M=drivers/telephony > This does the trick! > > and > > # cc driver/telephony/ixj.cjust gives hundreds of errors. > > This is just plain silly and why we have a Makefile system in the first > place. > I know, but I was just trying to exaplan all the methods I had tried. I think I must have cocked something up before but it is better now. Thanks for your help. Felix -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/