Re: Bug in source-1.2.13-7 ?

[Jeffrey Ebert <jebert@earthlink.net>]

Lee,

PPP uses bsd_comp.c and it must be a module. Therefore, you must use PPP as a
module on 1.2.13. I don't know of any patch to fix this, but I believe that
the 1.3.x kernels can handle PPP as either in the kernel or as a module.

Lee Olds wrote:
> The 'make dep' failed on the file usr/src/linux-1.2.13/drivers/net/bsd_comp.c
> 
> make dep output:
>    ...
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-1.2.13/drivers/net'
> gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-1.2.13/include -E -I../../net/inet -M Space.c
> auto_irq.c net_init.c loopback.c ppp.c bsd_comp.c dummy.c slhc.c > .depend
> bsd_comp.c:56: #error This file must be compiled as a module.
> make[2]: *** [dep] Error 1
>    ...
> 
> .config file:
[excerpt]
> #
> # Network device support
> #
> CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
> CONFIG_DUMMY=y
> # CONFIG_SLIP is not set
> CONFIG_PPP=y
> # CONFIG_PLIP is not set

-- 
Jeff Ebert
jebert@earthlink.net
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