5.4 32 bit Kernel building Makefile error adding tca8418 support

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Start with Makefile:1349 and reproduce the reported modules_install command using the Raspberry Pi kernel building and configuring documentation as context. Compare the Debian, Ubuntu, and Raspbian results; the issue is done when modules_install completes without the reported ln target error or the cause is documented.

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Description

I try to complile kernel by this manual
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/linux/kernel/building.md
addind support tca8418 keyboard driver by this manual
https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/linux/kernel/configuring.md
and this link
https://5volt-junkie.net/i2c-keypad/?fbclid=IwAR3sxODrIp4wIauTaCgZ4s6OeQSRoyfbkbda13flbZfDTxKqNJhWSptvkDI

Try it on fresh Ubuntu 18.04, Debian 4.9.110 and directly on RPI0W with latest upgraded Raspian.
After command
sudo env PATH=$PATH make ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabihf- INSTALL_MOD_PATH=mnt/ext4 modules_install on Debian and Ubuntu or sudo make modules_install on Raspian I get the same error message

ln: target 'support+/source' is not a directory
Makefile:1349: recipe for target '_modinst_' failed
make: *** [_modinst_] Error 1

Any suggestions please.

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