Re: Kernel 2.4.4 Build Probs
Craige McWhirter wrote:
>
> Afternoon one and all. I sucked down the source for kernel 2.4.4 from
> Sid last night, played with the settings via "make xconfig" then happily
> ran make-kpkg until it hit this:
>
> ppc_ksyms.c:335: `down_read_failed' undeclared here (not in
> a function)
> ppc_ksyms.c:335: initializer element is not constant
> ppc_ksyms.c:335: (near initialization for
> `__ksymtab_down_read_failed.value')
> ppc_ksyms.c:336: `down_write_failed' undeclared here (not
> in a function)
> ppc_ksyms.c:336: initializer element is not constant
> ppc_ksyms.c:336: (near initialization for
> `__ksymtab_down_write_failed.value')
>
> Now as this is my first kernel build for both Debian and PPC, I am
> unsure as to whether this is a problem I've created by selecting bad
> options or whether something else is at play here.
Do you have kernel-patch-2.4.4-powerpc installed as well? The pristine 2.4
kernel source doesn't work on PPC yet.
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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper) \ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
CS student, Free Software enthusiast \ XFree86 and DRI project member
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