Re: The assemble file under the driver folder can not be recognized when the driver is built as module

["linux-os \(Dick Johnson\)" <linux-os@analogic.com>]

On Mon, 10 Apr 2006, Adrian Bunk wrote:

> On Mon, Apr 10, 2006 at 09:27:18PM +0800, Aubrey wrote:
>> ...
>> Makefile is simple.
>> ===============================
>> ----snip----
>> obj-$(CONFIG_FB_BFIN_7171)	  += bfin_ad7171fb.o rgb2ycbcr.o
>> ----snip----
>> ===============================
>> There are two files, bfin_ad7171fb.c and rgb2ycbcr.S under the folder
>> " ./drivers/video".
>> It should be OK because the driver can pass the compilation when
>> select it as built-in.
>> It just failed when select it as module.
>>
>> Thanks your any hints.
>
> You can't build an object only built from an assembler file.
>
> But you don't want to get two modules, you want one module built from
> two source files.
>
> IOW, you want:
>
>  obj-$(CONFIG_FB_BFIN_7171)	+= bfin_ad7171fb.o
>  bfin_ad7171fb-objs		:= bfin_ad7171fb_main.o rgb2ycbcr.o
>
> Note that this requires renaming bfin_ad7171fb.c to bfin_ad7171fb_main.c.
>
>> Regards,
>> -Aubrey
>
> cu
> Adrian

Can't he just put his own private compile definition in his
own Makefile?

%.o:	%.S
 	as -o $@ $<


Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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