No rule to make target DAC960.c , needed by ll_rw_blk.o

devika.pict · 02-28-2009, 11:45 PM

Hello everybody,

I am trying to compile 2.4.18 kernel on red-hat8.0(2.4.18-14).
During make -j2 i get the following errors. I am new to linux
and just know few basics about Makefile.Can anybody tell me the
solution.

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make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.18/drivers/block'
make all_targets
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.18/drivers/block'
make[3]: *** No rule to make target `DAC960.c', needed by `ll_rw_blk.o'. Stop.
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.18/drivers/block'
make[2]: *** [first_rule] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.18/drivers/block'
make[1]: *** [_subdir_block] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.18/drivers'
make: *** [_dir_drivers] Error 2
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Thanks for your concern.

Simon Bridge · 02-28-2009, 11:55 PM

Quote:

I am trying to compile 2.4.18 kernel on red-hat8.0(2.4.18-14).

Wow - hand maintaining a distro that old is hard work.

Code:

make[3]: *** No rule to make target `DAC960.c', needed by `ll_rw_blk.o'. Stop.

This means that something has issued the command

make DAC960.c

but the makefile does not have a line starting

: DAC960.c

you need to make sure you have everything you need to compile this kernel - including the right libraries and compiler etc.

The DAC960 is a RAID driver ...
http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Docum.../README.DAC960
... I don't think it's used any more - but I'm willing to be corrected.

An obvious solution is to disable the module.

Presumably you have a compelling reason not to update your distro?
I'm guessing that you are trying to install a custom 2.4.18 kernel because the stock one is missing something?