kernel build script error

[B. Darryl DeGraff]

Binary package hint: kernel-package

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (server, not desktop)
kernel-package: 12.032

This is an extract from building 2.6.33.3 kernel with RT patches applied

my command was:
   INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 CONCURRENCY_LEVEL=2 fakeroot make-kpkg --initrd --append-to-version=-bdd kernel_image kernel_headers modules_image

make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.33.3'
COLUMNS=150 dpkg -l 'gcc*' perl dpkg 'libc6*' binutils make dpkg-dev |\
         awk '$1 ~ /[hi]i/ { printf("%s-%s\n", $2, $3) }'> debian/stamp/build/info
uname -a >> debian/stamp/build/info
echo using the compiler: >> debian/stamp/build/info
if [ -f -f include/generated/compile.h ]; then \ <<<<==== this line is the error
           grep LINUX_COMPILER include/generated/compile.h | \
             sed -e 's/.*LINUX_COMPILER "//' -e 's/"$//' >> \
               debian/stamp/build/info; \
        elif [ -f include/linux/compile.h ]; then \
            grep LINUX_COMPILER include/linux/compile.h | \
              sed -e 's/.*LINUX_COMPILER "//' -e 's/"$//' >> \
                debian/stamp/build/info; \
         fi
[: 9: -f: unexpected operator
echo done > debian/stamp/build/kernel
/usr/bin/make -f ./debian/rules debian/stamp/binary/pre-linux-image-2.6.33.3-rt19-bdd
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.33.3'
====== making target debian/stamp/install/linux-image-2.6.33.3-rt19-bdd [new prereqs: ]======

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: kernel-package 12.032
Uname: Linux 2.6.33.3-rt19-bdd i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu May 27 14:22:29 2010
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100427)
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: kernel-package

[alien8 (fb-alien8)]

Hi,

The simple fix is to delete this one "-f" in the referenced "if [ -f -f include/generated/compile.h ]; then \ <<<<==== this line is the error" line. So the line reads:
if [ -f include/generated/compile.h ]; then \

I also can confirm that this bug doesn't exist in the Desktop version. Strange. I run into it on Ubuntu Server amd64.

- a8

PS: To say it in diff:

--- common.mk 2010-09-01 23:33:31.000000000 +0200
+++ common.mk.new 2010-09-01 23:34:09.000000000 +0200
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
        @echo this was built on a machine with the kernel: >> debian/stamp/build/info
        uname -a >> debian/stamp/build/info
        echo using the compiler: >> debian/stamp/build/info
- if [ -f -f include/generated/compile.h ]; then \
+ if [ -f include/generated/compile.h ]; then \
           grep LINUX_COMPILER include/generated/compile.h | \
             sed -e 's/.*LINUX_COMPILER "//' -e 's/"$$//' >> \
                debian/stamp/build/info;

[Giorgio Vazzana (mywing)]

For me it exists in the Desktop version too:

holden@holden-desktop:~$ uname -a
Linux holden-desktop 2.6.32-24-generic #43-Ubuntu SMP Thu Sep 16 14:58:24 UTC 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux

holden@holden-desktop:~$ dpkg -l | grep kernel-package
ii kernel-package 12.032 A utility for building Linux kernel related

holden@holden-desktop:~$ grep -r -e '-f *-f' /usr/share/kernel-package/
/usr/share/kernel-package/ruleset/targets/common.mk: if [ -f -f include/generated/compile.h ]; then \

Manoj, I see you're the mantainer of this package, could you please fix it? Thanks.