Fw: Problem compiling linux-2.6.8.1......

Fw: Problem compiling linux-2.6.8.1......

[Stephan]

hmm , I failed to mention that I'm running redhat ES 3. Don't know if this 
matters.

Here's the full print out.

gcc (GCC) 3.2.3 20030502 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.3-42)
Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Kind Regards
Stephan



> gcc (GCC) 3.2.3 20030502
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Richard B. Johnson" <root@chaos.analogic.com>
> To: "Stephan" <support@bbi.co.bw>
> Cc: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 7:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Problem compiling linux-2.6.8.1......
>
>
>> On Tue, 12 Oct 2004, Stephan wrote:
>>
>>> I've created the typescript as suggested but the only thing I found that 
>>> seemed out off place is the following line, altough I don't think it's 
>>> got anything todo with the error I'm getting.
>>>
>>> CC [M]  fs/binfmt_misc.o
>>> include/asm/string.h:32: warning: `strcpy' defined but not used
>>>
>>
>> This shouldn't happen. It's a definition in a header file!
>> It looks line the 'inline' gnu-ism isn't working! Could you
>> publish the result of
>>  gcc --version
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Everyhting else seems normal.
>>>
>>> Kind regards
>>> steph
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard B. Johnson" 
>>> <root@chaos.analogic.com>
>>> To: "Stephan" <support@bbi.co.bw>
>>> Cc: "Adrian Bunk" <bunk@stusta.de>; <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 12, 2004 4:49 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Problem compiling linux-2.6.8.1......
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Tue, 12 Oct 2004, Stephan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I've tried to recompile the kernel and watched very carefully for 
>>>>> anything out off the ordinary but could not find anything that might 
>>>>> relate to an error message.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there anything specific I should keep any eye out for?
>>>>>
>>>>> Kind Regards
>>>>> Steph
>>>>
>>>> Do:
>>>>
>>>> script
>>>>
>>>> make clean
>>>> make
>>>>
>>>> exit
>>>>
>>>> Whatever happened is now in file typescript.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Dick Johnson
>>>> Penguin : Linux version 2.6.8 on an i686 machine (5537.79 BogoMips).
>>>>             Note 96.31% of all statistics are fiction.
>>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Dick Johnson
>> Penguin : Linux version 2.6.8 on an i686 machine (5537.79 BogoMips).
>>             Note 96.31% of all statistics are fiction.
>>
>>
> 

Re: Fw: Problem compiling linux-2.6.8.1......

[Richard B. Johnson]

On Tue, 12 Oct 2004, Stephan wrote:

> hmm , I failed to mention that I'm running redhat ES 3. Don't know if this 
> matters.
>
> Here's the full print out.
>
> gcc (GCC) 3.2.3 20030502 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.3-42)
> Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
> warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
>
> Kind Regards
> Stephan
>
>
>
>> gcc (GCC) 3.2.3 20030502
>>

I think you might need to upgrade some tools. Look in 
linux-n.n.n/Documentation/Changes. The kernel uses a
lot of "GNU-isms" that change from time-to-time.


Cheers,
Dick Johnson
Penguin : Linux version 2.6.8 on an i686 machine (5537.79 BogoMips).
             Note 96.31% of all statistics are fiction.