On Mon, Feb 12, 2001 at 11:14:41AM -0500, Adam C Powell IV wrote: > But I'm afraid I have to disagree about 2.2.18. Here are the Debian 2.2.18pre21 .config > sections: [eb@socrates eb]$ uname -a Linux socrates 2.2.18 #1 Wed Dec 13 19:21:15 AKST 2000 ppc unknown im using the new input layer too. i will make my config available to anyone who asks. > # > # USB HID > # > CONFIG_USB_HID=y > CONFIG_USB_WACOM=y > CONFIG_USB_WMFORCE=m > CONFIG_INPUT_KEYBDEV=y > CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV=y > CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_X=1024 > CONFIG_INPUT_MOUSEDEV_SCREEN_Y=768 > CONFIG_INPUT_JOYDEV=m > CONFIG_INPUT_EVDEV=y > > # > # Mac device drivers > # > CONFIG_INPUT_ADBHID=y > CONFIG_MAC_HID=y > CONFIG_MAC_ADBKEYCODES=y > CONFIG_MAC_EMUMOUSEBTN=y > CONFIG_PPC_RTC=y > CONFIG_MAC_FLOPPY=y > CONFIG_MAC_SERIAL=y > CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE=y these parts look ok. i have the following disabled: # CONFIG_USB_WACOM is not set # CONFIG_USB_WMFORCE is not set # CONFIG_MAC_FLOPPY is not set # CONFIG_SERIAL_CONSOLE is not set > "ADB" and "HID" don't exist anywhere else in the config. > > And here's the build error with stock 2.2.18 from kernel.org: > > cc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/kernel-source-2.2.18/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 > -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -D__powerpc__ -fsigned-char -msoft-float -pipe > -fno-builtin -ffixed-r2 -Wno-uninitialized -mmultiple -mstring -c -o mac_hid.o > mac_hid.c > mac_hid.c: In function `mac_hid_sysctl_keycodes': > mac_hid.c:296: structure has no member named `ppc_kbd_sysrq_xlate' > mac_hid.c:303: structure has no member named `ppc_kbd_sysrq_xlate' > make[4]: *** [mac_hid.o] Error 1 i had this when my kernel configuration was bogus. if you would like to try my .config let me know, it will compile with stock 2.2.18. i use the tree as i do on my x86 boxes. > This is not a link error, and I fail to see what config "error" is causing it... the kernel configuration system is crap, i had a similer problem because the old adb drivers were not properly disabled. i had to reconfigure the kernel in two seperate runs to get the misconfiguration removed. once i did that the kernel compiled fine. > Sure, it's trivial to fix, but the fact remains that stock 2.2.18 does not build > out-of-box. that is not a fact at all. > Furthermore, if one can generate a config using "make config" which fails to build or > link or boot or otherwise function perfectly in any way, is that not a kernel bug? The > config system should disallow any improper build options for the (sub)arch selected, > right? the config system is broken and won't be fixed until 2.5. (it can't be fixed only replaced, its a big pile of donkey dung) -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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