[Clfs-support] depmod segmentation fault

[Joe Ciccone]

Anthony Drake wrote:
> I get the following when attempting to install the modules in section
> 7.10 of clfs document  Version SVN-20080719-PowerPC,  Build machine:
>     Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS release 4 (Nahant Update 4):
>
>  make ARCH=ppc CROSS_COMPILE=${CLFS_TARGET}- INSTALL_MOD_PATH=${CLFS}
> modules_install <ENTER>
>
>                       .
>                       .
>                       .
>                       .
>
>   INSTALL net/sched/sch_teql.ko
>   INSTALL net/sctp/sctp.ko
>   DEPMOD  2.6.24.7
> /bin/sh: line 1: 10933 Segmentation fault      /sbin/depmod -ae -F
> System.map -b /mnt/clfs -r 2.6.24.7
> make: *** [_modinst_post] Error 139
>
> I'm not sure if this is such a big deal, I tried to eliminate all
> module selections in kernel menu configs selections.  The kernel did
> in fact link.  If anyone has seen this I'm interested in hearing about it.
>
> Thanks, Drake.
>
>
Nope, never seen or heard of this, does depmod execute on its own? or
does that crash aswell.