> Hello everyone , :
>
> i have been writing a kernel installer which may make the kernel
> installation process a lot more easier for noobs , (don ask me why
> noobs would like to compile a kernel) , but atleast till they learn
> to do it the good way !
>
> i have written some code which is below , well i am stuck at one thing , ...
> once the .config file is set , is there any method to compute the
> exact no of files that are going to be compiled ??
> lack of this knowledge is clearly visible in the use of a "while(1)"
> in the code below :
>
>
>
>
> #include <stdio.h>
>
>
> int main(int argc, char * argv[]) {
>
> char buf[100],syscommand[100];
> FILE *fp;
> int i=0,j=0,k=0,l=0;
> int checking_done=0;
> strcpy(buf,"__PLACEHOLDER__0_");
>
> fflush(stdout);
>
> strcpy(syscommand,"make -C ");
> if(argc==2){
> strcat(syscommand,argv[1]);
> }
> else{
>
> printf("The program accepts the kernel source \n directory as
> the single argument.\n Please provide necessary arguments\n");
> return ;
> }
>
>
>
> printf("\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t Kernel Installer V1.0\n\n ");
>
>
> fp= popen(syscommand,"r");
> do{
>
> fscanf(fp,"%s",buf);
>
> if(checking_done!=1){
>
> if(strcmp(buf,"CHK")==0){
> fscanf(fp,"%s",buf);
> printf("\rChecking file : %-30s\t\n",buf);
>
>
> }
> if(strcmp(buf,"CALL")==0){
> fscanf(fp,"%s",buf);
>
> printf("\rCalling script : %s\t\n",buf);
>
> }
> }
>
> if(strcmp(buf,"LD")==0){
> fscanf(fp,"%s",buf);
>
>
> printf("\rLinking File : %s\t",buf);
> l++;
> checking_done=1;
>
> }
>
> if(strcmp(buf,"CC")==0){
> fscanf(fp,"%s",buf);
> if(strcmp(buf,"[M]")==0){
> fscanf(fp,"%s",buf);
> printf("\rCompiling module (%-4d files, %-4d
> modules compiled): %-60s\t",i,l,buf);
> l++;
> }
> else
> printf("\rCompiling (%-4d files, %-4d
> modules compiled) : %-60s\t",i,l,buf);
> i++;
>
> switch(i%4){
> case 0:
> printf(" | ");
> break;
> case 1:
> printf(" / ");
> break;
> case 2:
> printf(" - ");
> break;
> case 3:
> printf(" \ ");
> break;
> }
> for(k=0;k<j;k++)
> printf("=");
> printf(">");
>
> if((i%100)==0 && i!=0){
> j++;
> }
>
> checking_done=1;
>
> }
> fflush(stdout);
> }while(1);
> pclose(fp);
>
> return 0;
>
> }
>
> there is some more work that i remain to add, like being able to start
> from the kernel source , that is just provide the path to the archive
> and it does everything else and so on ,
> but for now i am stuck here !
>
> Thanks
> Satish
>
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>
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