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502.0. "How do I add an object to a kenel build post agosminor.bl6?" by SMURF::FILTER (Automatic Posting Software - mail to flume::puck) Wed Jan 12 1994 13:38

Date Of Receipt: 	 5-JAN-1994 17:29:21.78
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Subj: 	How do I add an object to a kenel build post agosminor.bl6?

Howdy,

I have been wrestling with this for a couple of days now and Rich Larsen 
suggested I ask in this forum.  I am trying to write a procedure to add 
instrumentation collection routines to the kernel.  This procedure is aimed at 
allowing people to instrument selected files to find how complete the testing is 
and where they should look for problems befor the field finds them.

There is a catch.  These are routines supplied in object only form. 

Unfortunately, I can not seem to get config to understand this so I have been 
basing my procedure on shells that recreate the manual intervention I had found 
that worked.  I changed the files file to add the entries:
	kim/kim.c                       optional kim device-driver Binary
	kim/kimkov.c                    optional kim device-driver Binary
	kim/tst.c                       optional kim device-driver Binary
	kim/tst2.c                      optional kim device-driver Binary
	kim/kim_data.c                  optional kim device-driver Notbinary

I then appended  "pseudo-device   kim" to conf/BINARY and conf/GENERIC and put 
the objects and the data file in ...obj/alpha/kim.  This put the entried in the 
makefiles when I ran a full build (after deleting the original Makefiles) but I 
needed to change the compiler, so I did abit more editing before rebuilding.  
The full build, though is a bit much.  In agosminor.bl6 I could add the changes 
from the files file to the makefiles with:
	build BINARY_config BINARY_depend
	build GENERIC_config GENERIC_depend

Then I correct the problems found in the BINARY/Makefile.  This was how I was 
told to do it in SILVER and in Mint, but it no longer works for agosminor.bl8. 
Now I get the following:
	$ build GENERIC_config
	relative path: ./kernel.
	cd ../../obj/alpha/kernel
	cd conf && make -cF CONFIG_FLAGS= GENERIC_config
	[ configuring GENERIC ]
	Specify machine type, e.g. ``machine vax, mips or alpha''
	*** Exit 1 (ignored)

The machine variable is set in my environment
	$ set | grep machine
	host_machine=alpha
	machine=alpha
	target_machine=alpha

So, I guess I have 2 questions.  Is it impossible to add a file to the 
configuration without a full build?  Is there a way around the manual 
intervention (can I get BINARY/Makefile to copy instead of compile and change 
the KCC passed to it to be my coverage compiler)?

For the first, Rich suggested "build setup BINARY GENERIC"  but the line "exec 
make -cF  OTHERS="" build_all" made me wonder if I was there for the duration (2 
hours, so far)

Also, while I am at it, what is the process for adding modifications to utility 
makefiles that make adding coverage instrumentation easier of fixing an error 
found when attempting to add coverage instrumentation?  Do I QAR the makefiles?

Thanks for any help.
	Paul
____________________________________________________________________________
	Paul Kay				[email protected]
	Digital Equipment Corporation		sysv::kay
	Manalapan, NJ (UNX)			(908) 577-6076 (DTN 462)

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Date Of Receipt: 	 6-JAN-1994 14:52:53.87
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Subj: 	Re:How do I add an object to a kenel build post agosminor.bl6?

Can you say Pilot Error?

Please do not worry about this problem.  I somehow had a bad 2 line GENERIC file 
in my conf directory.  I removed it and I am now back to what I expected.

I am still interested in the process for adding modifications to utility 
makefiles that make adding coverage instrumentation easier or fixing an error 
found when attempting to add coverage instrumentation.  Do I QAR the makefiles?

Sorry for any trouble I caused.

	Paul
____________________________________________________________________________
	Paul Kay				[email protected]
	Digital Equipment Corporation		sysv::kay
	Manalapan, NJ (UNX)			(908) 577-6076 (DTN 462)

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