make errors

Denys Vlasenko vda.linux at googlemail.com
Sun Dec 19 16:15:06 UTC 2010


On Saturday 18 December 2010 01:28, David Henderson wrote:
> Denys Vlasenko wrote:
> > On Friday 17 December 2010 16:19, David Henderson wrote:
> >   
> >> Gang,
> >>
> >> I'm attempting to compile BusyBox for a project I'm working on, but am 
> >> encountering errors. I started via "make menuconfig" to configure 
> >> BusyBox and generate a .config file (which I did save). Afterwards I 
> >> start the "make" process, which immediately bombs with several screens 
> >> worth of errors ending with:
> >>
> >> applets/usage.c: In function ‘main’:
> >> applets/usage.c:52: error: request for member ‘usage’ in something not a 
> >> structure or union
> >> applets/usage.c:52: error: request for member ‘usage’ in something not a 
> >> structure or union
> >> make[1]: *** [applets/usage] Error 1
> >> make: *** [applets_dir] Error 2
> >>
> >> I can provide more information to anyone that can help me.
> >>     
> >
> > Good. Please let me know which version of busybox do you use,
> > and attach your .config file.
> >
> > If it's busybox-1.18.0, did you apply
> >
> > http://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.18.0/
> >
> > to it?
> >   
> I'm using version 1.18.0 and no, I figured the latest downloadable 
> version would include all the patches to date.  I'll apply the patch and 
> see what happens.  Also, I've attached my .config file to this email for 
> review.

I was able to successfully build 1.18.0 with your .config.

If after applying all patches from http://busybox.net/downloads/fixes-1.18.0/
it still doesn't build for you, let me know.

> >> Also, it's  
> >> been soooo long since I've compiled a Kernel (and BusyBox uses that 
> >> style of config), I don't have to pass anything to make in order to use 
> >> my generated .config file from "make menuconfig" right?
> >
> > Yes.
> >   
> Yes I do have to pass something or yes, "I don't have to pass anything"?

You don't have to pass anything.

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vda


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