I attached a patch just in case the mailer kills this.
This should be picked up by the janitor(s) so I didn't bother
with a "signed off"... The top-level Makefile has been getting
a few spelling errors over the years so it's probably time to fis.
--- /usr/src/linux-2.6.16.4/Makefile.orig 2006-04-20 10:07:43.000000000 -0400
+++ /usr/src/linux-2.6.16.4/Makefile 2006-04-20 10:35:32.000000000 -0400
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
# If we have only "make modules", don't compile built-in objects.
# When we're building modules with modversions, we need to consider
# the built-in objects during the descend as well, in order to
-# make sure the checksums are uptodate before we record them.
+# make sure the checksums are up to date before we record them.
ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),modules)
KBUILD_BUILTIN := $(if $(CONFIG_MODVERSIONS),1)
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
#
# If $(quiet) is empty, the whole command will be printed.
# If it is set to "quiet_", only the short version will be printed.
-# If it is set to "silent_", nothing wil be printed at all, since
+# If it is set to "silent_", nothing will be printed at all, since
# the variable $(silent_cmd_cc_o_c) doesn't exist.
#
# A simple variant is to prefix commands with $(Q) - that's useful
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@
.PHONY: outputmakefile
# outputmakefile generate a Makefile to be placed in output directory, if
-# using a seperate output directory. This allows convinient use
+# using a separate output directory. This allows convenient use
# of make in output directory
outputmakefile:
$(Q)if test ! $(srctree) -ef $(objtree); then \
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
# Additional helpers built in scripts/
# Carefully list dependencies so we do not try to build scripts twice
-# in parrallel
+# in parallel
.PHONY: scripts
scripts: scripts_basic include/config/MARKER
$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@)
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
# If .config is newer than include/linux/autoconf.h, someone tinkered
# with it and forgot to run make oldconfig.
-# If kconfig.d is missing then we are probarly in a cleaned tree so
+# If kconfig.d is missing then we are probably in a cleaned tree so
# we execute the config step to be sure to catch updated Kconfig files
include/linux/autoconf.h: .kconfig.d .config
$(Q)mkdir -p include/linux
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@
# The all: target is the default when no target is given on the
# command line.
# This allow a user to issue only 'make' to build a kernel including modules
-# Defaults vmlinux but it is usually overriden in the arch makefile
+# Defaults vmlinux but it is usually overridden in the arch makefile
all: vmlinux
ifdef CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
@@ -530,11 +530,11 @@
# warn about C99 declaration after statement
CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Wdeclaration-after-statement,)
-# disable pointer signedness warnings in gcc 4.0
+# disable pointer signed / unsigned warnings in gcc 4.0
CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Wno-pointer-sign,)
# Default kernel image to build when no specific target is given.
-# KBUILD_IMAGE may be overruled on the commandline or
+# KBUILD_IMAGE may be overruled on the command line or
# set in the environment
# Also any assignments in arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile take precedence over
# this default value
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
#
# INSTALL_MOD_PATH specifies a prefix to MODLIB for module directory
# relocations required by build roots. This is not defined in the
-# makefile but the arguement can be passed to make if needed.
+# makefile but the argument can be passed to make if needed.
#
MODLIB = $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/modules/$(KERNELRELEASE)
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@
# Build vmlinux
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# vmlinux is build from the objects selected by $(vmlinux-init) and
+# vmlinux is built from the objects selected by $(vmlinux-init) and
# $(vmlinux-main). Most are built-in.o files from top-level directories
# in the kernel tree, others are specified in arch/$(ARCH)Makefile.
# Ordering when linking is important, and $(vmlinux-init) must be first.
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@
# If CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO is set scripts/setlocalversion is called
# and if the SCM is know a tag from the SCM is appended.
-# The appended tag is determinded by the SCM used.
+# The appended tag is determined by the SCM used.
#
# Currently, only git is supported.
# Other SCMs can edit scripts/setlocalversion and add the appropriate
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@
# make M=dir modules Make all modules in specified dir
# make M=dir Same as 'make M=dir modules'
# make M=dir modules_install
-# Install the modules build in the module directory
+# Install the modules built in the module directory
# Assumes install directory is already created
# We are always building modules
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@
ALLINCLUDE_ARCHS := $(ARCH)
endif
else
-#Allow user to specify only ALLSOURCE_PATHS on the command line, keeping existing behaviour.
+#Allow user to specify only ALLSOURCE_PATHS on the command line, keeping existing behavour.
ALLINCLUDE_ARCHS := $(ALLSOURCE_ARCHS)
endif
Cheers,
Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.6.16.4 on an i686 machine (5592.89 BogoMips).
Warning : 98.36% of all statistics are fiction, book release in April.
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Thank you.--- /usr/src/linux-2.6.16.4/Makefile.orig 2006-04-20 10:07:43.000000000 -0400
+++ /usr/src/linux-2.6.16.4/Makefile 2006-04-20 10:35:32.000000000 -0400
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
# If we have only "make modules", don't compile built-in objects.
# When we're building modules with modversions, we need to consider
# the built-in objects during the descend as well, in order to
-# make sure the checksums are uptodate before we record them.
+# make sure the checksums are up to date before we record them.
ifeq ($(MAKECMDGOALS),modules)
KBUILD_BUILTIN := $(if $(CONFIG_MODVERSIONS),1)
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
#
# If $(quiet) is empty, the whole command will be printed.
# If it is set to "quiet_", only the short version will be printed.
-# If it is set to "silent_", nothing wil be printed at all, since
+# If it is set to "silent_", nothing will be printed at all, since
# the variable $(silent_cmd_cc_o_c) doesn't exist.
#
# A simple variant is to prefix commands with $(Q) - that's useful
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@
.PHONY: outputmakefile
# outputmakefile generate a Makefile to be placed in output directory, if
-# using a seperate output directory. This allows convinient use
+# using a separate output directory. This allows convenient use
# of make in output directory
outputmakefile:
$(Q)if test ! $(srctree) -ef $(objtree); then \
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@
ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
# Additional helpers built in scripts/
# Carefully list dependencies so we do not try to build scripts twice
-# in parrallel
+# in parallel
.PHONY: scripts
scripts: scripts_basic include/config/MARKER
$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@)
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@
# If .config is newer than include/linux/autoconf.h, someone tinkered
# with it and forgot to run make oldconfig.
-# If kconfig.d is missing then we are probarly in a cleaned tree so
+# If kconfig.d is missing then we are probably in a cleaned tree so
# we execute the config step to be sure to catch updated Kconfig files
include/linux/autoconf.h: .kconfig.d .config
$(Q)mkdir -p include/linux
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@
# The all: target is the default when no target is given on the
# command line.
# This allow a user to issue only 'make' to build a kernel including modules
-# Defaults vmlinux but it is usually overriden in the arch makefile
+# Defaults vmlinux but it is usually overridden in the arch makefile
all: vmlinux
ifdef CONFIG_CC_OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE
@@ -530,11 +530,11 @@
# warn about C99 declaration after statement
CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Wdeclaration-after-statement,)
-# disable pointer signedness warnings in gcc 4.0
+# disable pointer signed / unsigned warnings in gcc 4.0
CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Wno-pointer-sign,)
# Default kernel image to build when no specific target is given.
-# KBUILD_IMAGE may be overruled on the commandline or
+# KBUILD_IMAGE may be overruled on the command line or
# set in the environment
# Also any assignments in arch/$(ARCH)/Makefile take precedence over
# this default value
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
#
# INSTALL_MOD_PATH specifies a prefix to MODLIB for module directory
# relocations required by build roots. This is not defined in the
-# makefile but the arguement can be passed to make if needed.
+# makefile but the argument can be passed to make if needed.
#
MODLIB = $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/modules/$(KERNELRELEASE)
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@
# Build vmlinux
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# vmlinux is build from the objects selected by $(vmlinux-init) and
+# vmlinux is built from the objects selected by $(vmlinux-init) and
# $(vmlinux-main). Most are built-in.o files from top-level directories
# in the kernel tree, others are specified in arch/$(ARCH)Makefile.
# Ordering when linking is important, and $(vmlinux-init) must be first.
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@
# If CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO is set scripts/setlocalversion is called
# and if the SCM is know a tag from the SCM is appended.
-# The appended tag is determinded by the SCM used.
+# The appended tag is determined by the SCM used.
#
# Currently, only git is supported.
# Other SCMs can edit scripts/setlocalversion and add the appropriate
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@
# make M=dir modules Make all modules in specified dir
# make M=dir Same as 'make M=dir modules'
# make M=dir modules_install
-# Install the modules build in the module directory
+# Install the modules built in the module directory
# Assumes install directory is already created
# We are always building modules
@@ -1214,7 +1214,7 @@
ALLINCLUDE_ARCHS := $(ARCH)
endif
else
-#Allow user to specify only ALLSOURCE_PATHS on the command line, keeping existing behaviour.
+#Allow user to specify only ALLSOURCE_PATHS on the command line, keeping existing behavour.
ALLINCLUDE_ARCHS := $(ALLSOURCE_ARCHS)
endif
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