Kernel Compilation: Error Message with 'make zimage'

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Versions since 4.2

Symptom:

You want to compile your own kernel. According to the manual's instructions, you have successively entered the following commands
make config (or make menuconfig or make xconfig)
make dep clean zimage
When you execute the last command, you obtain the error message:
make: *** No rule to make target 'zimage'. Stop.

Cause:

The program 'make' is case sensitive. The right command for compiling the kernel is
make zImage
(note the capital 'I'!). Therefore, if you enter
make zimage
the command is not recognized and the above-mentioned error message is displayed.

Solution:

Use the command
make zImage

Keywords: ZIMAGE, KERNEL, COMPILE, COMPILATION, COMPILING, ZIMAGE

Categories: Kernel

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