Re: make-kpkg trying to build wrong type of kernel

[Bastien Nocera <hadess@hadess.net>]

Ethan Benson wrote:
> 
> On Sat, Jan 13, 2001 at 06:29:44PM +0000, Bastien Nocera wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I was trying to compile 2.4.0 from paulus' tree, but make-kpkg fails
> > because it tries to build the wrong type of kernel (a compressed one):
> > make[2]: *** No rule to make target `sImage', needed by `zImage'.  Stop.
> 
> it looks like the kernel is broken, make-kpkg uses the zImage target
> intentionally, this way you also get a .coff format image which are [i
> believe] useful on some machines.  you always get a uncompressed
> kernel no matter what target which make-kpkg packs in addition to the
> .coff.

But the debian/rules file created by make-kpkg is supposed to take a
look at the sub architecture and use that as the target. So, because I'm
building on a Power Mac, it shouldn't build the .coff file, which is of
no use in this case.

> > I tried fiddling around make-kpkg without much success.
> > make vmlinux alone works.
> 
> how are you supposed to compile a coff format kernel on 2.4 now?
> bzImage is a x86 specific thing, vmlinux at least for 2.2 kerenls
> didn't bother to create anything but the uncompressed image.  i think
> the fault is with the kernel on this one.

True. But make-kpkg should not try to build a .coff on the Pmac subarch.

Cheers

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/Bastien Nocera
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