hi all,
i've downloaded the latest kernel source and unpacked it successfully but when i try to do make menuconfig, it fails with the error:
Code:
In file included from /usr/include/bits/posix1_lim.h:153,
from /usr/include/limits.h:144,
from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-slackware-linux/3.3.6/include/limits.h:122,
from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-slackware-linux/3.3.6/include/syslimits.h:7,
from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-slackware-linux/3.3.6/include/limits.h:11,
from scripts/basic/fixdep.c:113:
/usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory
In file included from /usr/include/sys/socket.h:35,
from /usr/include/netinet/in.h:24,
from /usr/include/arpa/inet.h:23,
from scripts/basic/fixdep.c:115:
/usr/include/bits/socket.h:304:24: asm/socket.h: No such file or directory
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function `use_config':
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:201: error: `PATH_MAX' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:201: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:201: error: for each function it appears in.)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:201: warning: unused variable `s'
scripts/basic/fixdep.c: In function `parse_dep_file':
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:297: error: `PATH_MAX' undeclared (first use in this function)
scripts/basic/fixdep.c:297: warning: unused variable `s'
make[1]: *** [scripts/basic/fixdep] Error 1
make: *** [scripts_basic] Error 2
i can rule out a corrupt download or insufficient privileges because md5 sum is good and i do this as root.
ive checked for the existence of these two files:
/usr/include/bits/local_lim.h:36:26: linux/limits.h: No such file or directory
/usr/include/bits/socket.h:304:24: asm/socket.h: No such file or directory
and they dont exist. at least, they dont exist in /usr/include/bits/linux/ and /usr/include/bits/asm. although, they exist in /home/z71/src/linux-2.6.15.2/include.
i tried copying them into where they are expected to be in, but that doesnt work either.
i might have fudged some symlink or include file somewhere. can anyone help?