Re: make: *** [stamp-build] Error 2

[ctrlER <ctrler@zmail.pt>]

Horms wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 11, 2005 at 01:20:35PM +0100, ctrlER wrote:
>
> > Horms wrote:
> >
> > > On Thu, Aug 11, 2005 at 02:48:30AM +0100, ctrlER wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi, I'm getting the folowing errors when compiling the kernel.
> > > >
> > > > CC [M] drivers/i2c/i2c-core.o
> > > > In file included from drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c:29:
> > > > include/linux/i2c.h:58: error: array type has incomplete element type
> > > > include/linux/i2c.h:197: error: array type has incomplete element type
> > > > drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c: In function 'i2c_transfer':
> > > > drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c:594: error: type of formal parameter 2 is 
> > > > incomplete
> > > > drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c: In function 'i2c_master_send':
> > > > drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c:620: error: type of formal parameter 2 is 
> > > > incomplete
> > > > drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c: In function 'i2c_master_recv':
> > > > drivers/i2c/i2c-core.c:649: error: type of formal parameter 2 is 
> > > > incomplete
> > > > make[3]: *** [drivers/i2c/i2c-core.o] Error 1
> > > > make[2]: *** [drivers/i2c] Error 2
> > > > make[1]: *** [drivers] Error 2
> > > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.6.11'
> > > > make: *** [stamp-build] Error 2
> > > > root@oversweep:/usr/src/linux#
> > > >
> > > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > >
> > > At a guess, try compiling with gcc-3.3 instead of gcc-4.0.
> > > But unless you have a burning desire to use kernel-source-2.6.11,
> > > please try linux-source-2.6.12 which is now in the archive
> > > supplied by the linux-2.6 source package.
> >
> > I'm using Debian unstable with kernel 2.6.8.
> > I'm using make-dpkg, how do I chose what version of gcc to use?
>
>
> The easiest way that I know is to just edit the top level 
> Makefile and replace gcc with gcc-3.3.
Found another way in man kernel-package

	MAKEFLAGS="CC=gcc-3.3" make-kpkg ...
:)

> > To build linux-source-2.6.12  what's the gcc version I should use, and 
> > most important, where can I find that info so that in future updates I 
> > dont get stuck again.
>
>
> linux-source-2.6.12 whould work fine with the latest and
> greatest toolchain in unstable, that is gcc 4.0
I've done several atempts and I've got some errors when using gcc 4.0 
even with 2.6.12, but with gcc-3.3 I havent got any problems.
I'm going to get the Debianized version of 2.6.12 and try to build it. 
It's my first kernel compile so I'm a bit lost.


Thank you for all your help.

Ricardo
(Portugal)

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