Re: cannot get clean 2.4.20 kernel to compile

[Willy Tarreau <willy@w.ods.org>]

On Fri, Mar 31, 2006 at 12:26:27PM -0500, George P Nychis wrote:
> I see...
> 
> here is my gcc version:
> gcc version 3.3.6 (Gentoo 3.3.6, ssp-3.3.6-1.0, pie-8.7.8)
> 
> Is it too new?

I think so. Either try with 2.95 or upgrade your kernel to 2.4.32.

Cheers,
Willy

> 
> Thanks!
> George
> 
> 
> > George P Nychis wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >> 
> >> I have downloaded the 2.4.20 kernel from ftp.kernel.org, have checked
> >> its sign, and no matter what I try I cannot get it to compile.
> >> 
> >> I do a make mrproper, I then do make dep which is fine, but then i try
> >> "make bzImage modules modules_install", selecting all the defaults, and
> >> get an SMP header error: http://rafb.net/paste/results/QzIq7v86.html
> >> 
> >> I then disable SMP support and get: 
> >> http://rafb.net/paste/results/muYA9t12.html
> >> 
> >> I even tried using my config from the 2.4.32 kernel which works
> >> perfectly fine, and I also get the sched errors.
> > 
> > What gcc version? Some old kernels might not be buildable with newer 
> > compilers.
> > 
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> > 
> > 
> > 
> 
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