error compiling 2.6.3

error compiling 2.6.3

[Lee Howard]

....
   UPD     include/linux/compile.h
   CC      init/version.o
   CC      init/do_mounts.o
   CC      init/do_mounts_rd.o
   CC      init/do_mounts_initrd.o
   LD      init/mounts.o
   CC      init/initramfs.o
   LD      init/built-in.o
   HOSTCC  usr/gen_init_cpio
   CPIO    usr/initramfs_data.cpio
   GZIP    usr/initramfs_data.cpio.gz
   AS      usr/initramfs_data.o
/tmp/ccFjeWhS.s: Assembler messages:
/tmp/ccFjeWhS.s:3: Error: Unknown pseudo-op:  `.incbin'
make[1]: *** [usr/initramfs_data.o] Error 1
make: *** [usr] Error 2
[root@bilbo linux-2.6.3]# 

Re: error compiling 2.6.3

[Adrian Bunk]

On Tue, Mar 09, 2004 at 11:22:52AM -0800, Lee Howard wrote:
> ....
>   UPD     include/linux/compile.h
>   CC      init/version.o
>   CC      init/do_mounts.o
>   CC      init/do_mounts_rd.o
>   CC      init/do_mounts_initrd.o
>   LD      init/mounts.o
>   CC      init/initramfs.o
>   LD      init/built-in.o
>   HOSTCC  usr/gen_init_cpio
>   CPIO    usr/initramfs_data.cpio
>   GZIP    usr/initramfs_data.cpio.gz
>   AS      usr/initramfs_data.o
> /tmp/ccFjeWhS.s: Assembler messages:
> /tmp/ccFjeWhS.s:3: Error: Unknown pseudo-op:  `.incbin'
> make[1]: *** [usr/initramfs_data.o] Error 1
> make: *** [usr] Error 2
> [root@bilbo linux-2.6.3]# 

Please update your binutils.

Documentation/Changes lists version 2.12 as the minimum required 
version.

cu
Adrian

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