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    SubjectRe: The longest build error ever, ever, ever seen :) (Re: linux-next: Tree for November 26)
    On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 01:12:27PM -0500, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
    > On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 08:45:55 PST, Greg KH said:
    > > On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 09:56:45AM +0100, Zimny Lech wrote:
    > > > Ave!
    > > >
    > > > 2010/11/26 Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>:
    > > > > Hi all,
    > > > >
    > > >
    > > > OMG, LOL, this one is awesome :) The longest build error ever, ever,
    > > > ever seen! Fscking awesome, someone gets Guiness World Record :)
    > > >
    > > > LD drivers/staging/built-in.o
    > > > drivers/staging/rtl8192e/built-in.o: In function `rtl8192_setBBreg':
    > > > (.text+0xae00): multiple definition of `rtl8192_setBBreg'
    > > > drivers/staging/rtl8192u/built-in.o:(.text+0xa1a0): first defined here
    > >
    > > You built both of these drivers into the kernel, which causes the
    > > problem. Try building them as modules, or just one as a module, and
    > > that will solve the problem.
    >
    > We probably should create some Kconfig magic to prevent this situation?
    >
    > depends (othermodule != 'y') || (myself != 'y')
    >
    > or am I on the wrong track here?

    Just make each module depend on 'm' so that they can not be built into
    the kernel, and all should be fine.

    thanks,

    greg k-h


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