Bug#337321: kernel-package: Fails to build ppc64 2.6.14 kernel

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Thu, Nov 10, 2005 at 10:20:14AM +0100, Juergen Kreileder wrote:
> Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> >reassign 337321  mkvmlinuz
> >thanks
> >Hi,
> >
> >        After talking to experts, I am told to convey this:
> > a) You should be using --subarch powerpc64, which shall create vmlinux
> 
> I should have mentioned that I've used that option.  It tried to build 
> target zImage

Please, tell us what kernel you are trying to build, and what is your .config.

We are building powerpc64 images just fine, so this should not be your
problem.

> > b) You should use mkvmlinuz to create the zImage.
> 
> Why?  make-kpkg seems to be good enough, it just seems to use the wrong
> target for G5 builds.  The kernel package generated with
> target=zImage.vmode works fine for me.

Because we are separating the boot-wrapper thingy from the actual builds. The
idea is to have make-kpkg build only the vmlinux file in all cases, and then
have mkvmlinuz do the needed linking to produce your zImage.vmode or whatever. 

I will have a look at this over the WE, and we will see how it works out, but
i need more info from you. What kernel version, and what config you use.

BTW, why don't you use plain vmlinux with yaboot anyway ? 

> > c) Since mkvmlinuz does not yet support ppc64 yet, I am reassigning
> >    this bug  there.

After consideration, i am not 100% sure there is no problem in k-p after all,
i will look at it this WE and reassign the bug to k-p if needed.

> Juergen Kreileder, Blackdown Java-Linux Team
> http://blog.blackdown.de/

Mmm, so when can we expect a newer powerpc blackdown java suite ? 

:)

Friendly,

Sven Luther