On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 19:27:01 +0200, clemens fischer wrote:

> 0 3 $ make --version
> GNU Make 3.80
>
> the permissions are checked and ok for all files. now take this
> innocent command:
>
> /usr/src/linux-2.6.16.5
> 0 3 $ env - PATH="$PATH" make --warn-undefined-variables -d
>
> the "env ..." is there to make sure no environment variables interfer,
> and the make sure fails at the same point without it.
>
> ...
>
> Makefile:906: *** target pattern contains no `%'. Stop.
>
> ...
>
> /usr/src/linux-2.6.16.5
> 2 3 $ sed -n '893,906p' Makefile
> # needs to be updated, so this check is forced on all builds
>
> uts_len := 64
>
> define filechk_version.h
> if [ `echo -n "$(KERNELRELEASE)" | wc -c ` -gt $(uts_len) ]; then \
> echo '"$(KERNELRELEASE)" exceeds $(uts_len) characters' >&2; \
> exit 1; \
> fi; \
> (echo \#define UTS_RELEASE \"$(KERNELRELEASE)\"; \
> echo \#define LINUX_VERSION_CODE `expr $(VERSION) \\* 65536 + $(PATCHLEVEL) \\* 256 + $(SUBLEVEL)`; \
> echo '#define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + (c))'; \
> )
> endef

meanwhile i've even tried to "strace -e trace=file make help" the thing,
but i cannot see some file or mechanism that could cause this.

would you know about any issues about maybe symlinks, "define"
statements or files prerequisite to a kernel make? i can develop
software without problems everywhere else, only the kernel makes fail!

clemens