Just to set the record straight... Debian in no way "spewed a bogus version". The upstream binutils has been updated and this is what brought to light the *kernel* bug that has caused so much uproar. Perhaps whoever posted this originally needs to do a little reading of their own. On Thu, Dec 20, 2001 at 01:35:29AM +0100, Michael De Nil wrote: > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 19:32:34 -0500 (EST) > From: Mark Hahn <hahn@physics.mcmaster.ca> > To: Michael De Nil <linux@aerythmic.be> > Subject: Re: 2.4.16 -> undefined reference to `local symbols ... > > > upgrade your binutils - debian spewed a bogus version. > also, try reading the list next time (this problem has been > explained numerous times.) > > > On Thu, 20 Dec 2001, Michael De Nil wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I tried now several times to 'make' the 2.4.16-kernel, but I get allways > > the same error: > > > > ... > > a /usr/src/linux-2.4.16/arch/i386/lib/lib.a \ > > --end-group \ > > -o vmlinux > > drivers/char/char.o(.data+0x46b4): undefined reference to `local symbols > > in discarded section .text.exit' > > make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1 > > > > I tried downloading the tarball again several times, but I get the same > > error every time. > > > > tnx > > michael > > > > > > > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > > -- > operator may differ from spokesperson. hahn@coffee.mcmaster.ca > http://java.mcmaster.ca/~hahn > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-devel-request@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > > -- Marc Wilson mwilson@moonkingdom.net mwilson@cts.com
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