make: *** No rule to make target `gconfig'. Stop.

[coolfisa]

Hi.I am trying to start on linux device drivers.
I am following the instructions on

Section 8.1.* Device Driver Concepts

Here I was able to proceed till section 8.1.4.
After making the hello.c file,the make file and patching the Kconfig as mentioned,I tried to run the

$ make ARCH=ARM CROSS_COMPILE=xscale_be- gconfig

This gave error as:

make: *** No rule to make target `gconfig'. Stop.


I am not sure if my kernel is correctly compliled,but I was able to complie and build the kernel for arm before by cloning the kernel and building from the following link without any error.

https://omapzoom.org/gf/project/omap...ux+OMAP+Kernel

[MikeTbob]

Usually this error occurs when you are not in the correct directory when launching the command. Verify that the file you are trying to compile, is indeed in your working directory or use the full /path/to/file when you start the compile.

[coolfisa]

Hi Mike.Thanx for the response.
But I think I am in the right directory.
I am running it from ~/omapkernel/drivers/char/examples which is where i have created the kernel module source file hello.c and the corresponding make file.