Changeset 69565 in vbox

Timestamp:

Nov 3, 2017 2:42:20 PM (7 years ago)

Author:

vboxsync

Message:

Linux module make files: allow overriding kernel version detection.
bugref:4567: Linux kernel driver maintenance
If we pass the KERN_DIR flag to Linux kernel module builds, we try to
extract the version from that. Allow overriding that with KERN_VER.

File:

• trunk/src/VBox/Installer/linux/Makefile.include.header (modified) (2 diffs)

trunk/src/VBox/Installer/linux/Makefile.include.header

@@ -95 +95 @@
  # kernel base directory
  ifdef KERN_DIR
-  ifeq ($(filter %/build,$(KERN_DIR)),)
-   $(error The variable KERN_DIR must be a kernel build folder and end with /build without a trailing slash)
+  ifndef KERN_VER
+   ifeq ($(filter %/build,$(KERN_DIR)),)
+    $(error The variable KERN_DIR must be a kernel build folder and end with /build without a trailing slash, or KERN_VER must be set)
+   endif
   endif
  endif
@@ -138 +140 @@
 ifneq ($(shell if test -d $(KERN_DIR); then echo yes; fi),yes)
  $(error Error: unable to find the headers of the Linux kernel to build against. \
-          Specify KERN_VER=<version> and run Make again)
+          Specify KERN_VER=<version> (currently $(KERN_VER)) and run Make again)
 endif
 # Kernel include folder