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



On Sun, Jan 14, 2001 at 02:58:34PM +0000, Bastien Nocera wrote:
> > 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.

can't coff format kernels be booted from OF on an Oldworld mac?

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

depends, i think coff images are supposed to be directly bootable by
at least Oldworld OF.  if that is shown to be impossible and never be
possible then i would agree. 

-- 
Ethan Benson
http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/

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