make dep error

[jim ruxton]

Hi,
I typed "make dep" by mistake. I learned a lesson the hard way. I'm
using Fedora Core 1 with a low latency Kernel from planet ccrma.
Jim
> Jim,
> What kernel version and distribution are you running? I am running a
> 2.6.x kernel and don't every type 'make dep'. I `make menuconfig` and then
> `make modules modules_install install`. If I just wanted a to compile a
> modules I would `make modules modules_install`.
> 
> As it is I try not to use modules as much as I can, but that is my
> preference.
> 
> 
> On 02:13 Wed 28 Jul     , jim ruxton wrote:
> > Thanks Anton
> > > Hi Jim,
> > > 
> > > I assume you are talking about compiling a Linux kernel (from the
> > > reference to xconfig and make dep).
> > Actually I only wanted to "make modules" not a new Kernel. I read
> > somewhere that "make dep" removes all the .a files. Anyway after I did
> > "make dep" I could no longer do a "make modules" without lots of errors.
> > I reinstalled the kernel sources and I think that fixed things. Are you
> > saying that I could have just typed "undo" instead of reinstalling the
> > sources?
> > Jim
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