Parallel make from the top level directory fails since tests are at the same time as generate_nlmsg:
$ make check -j4 ... cd testsuite && make && make alltests echo "Entering iproute2" && cd iproute2 && make configure && cd ..; Entering iproute2 make -C tools Removing results dir ... make[1]: ./tools/generate_nlmsg: Command not found make[1]: ./tools/generate_nlmsg: Command not found Makefile:64: recipe for target 'ip/netns/set_nsid_batch.t' failed make[1]: *** [ip/netns/set_nsid_batch.t] Error 127 make[1]: ./tools/generate_nlmsg: Command not found make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... Makefile:64: recipe for target 'ip/netns/set_nsid.t' failed make[1]: *** [ip/netns/set_nsid.t] Error 127 Makefile:64: recipe for target 'ip/link/show_dev_wo_vf_rate.t' failed make[1]: *** [ip/link/show_dev_wo_vf_rate.t] Error 127 CC generate_nlmsg Makefile:123: recipe for target 'check' failed make: *** [check] Error 2 Add an explicit dependency in testuite/Makefile's $(TESTS) rule so that the tool correctly gets compiled before any test runs. Fixes: 3537633dcf44 ("testsuite: Generate generate_nlmsg when needed") Signed-off-by: Luca Boccassi <bl...@debian.org> Reviewed-by: Petr Vorel <petr.vo...@gmail.com> Tested-by: Petr Vorel <petr.vo...@gmail.com> --- v2: added reviewed/tested-by tags, removed Cc testsuite/Makefile | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/testsuite/Makefile b/testsuite/Makefile index 46b243b0..9b0f1c15 100644 --- a/testsuite/Makefile +++ b/testsuite/Makefile @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ clean: testclean distclean: clean echo "Entering iproute2" && cd iproute2 && $(MAKE) distclean && cd ..; -$(TESTS): testclean +$(TESTS): generate_nlmsg testclean ifeq (,$(IPVERS)) $(error Please run make first) endif -- 2.19.2