Re: kernel 2.6.0-test5 benh errors

[Vincent Strubel <vincent.strubel@m4x.org>]

On Thursday 18 September 2003 06:55, Adam Done wrote:
> I  have been trying to compile the 2.6.0-test5 and keep on getting the
> same errors every time I compile.
>
>  AS      arch/ppc/boot/common//util.o
> arch/ppc/boot/common/util.S: Assembler messages:
> arch/ppc/boot/common/util.S:220: Warning: setting incorrect section
> attributes for .relocate_code
> arch/ppc/boot/common//util.o: File truncated
> arch/ppc/boot/common/util.S:281: FATAL: Can't write
> arch/ppc/boot/common//util.o: File truncated
> make[3]: *** [arch/ppc/boot/common//util.o] Error 1
> make[2]: *** [arch/ppc/boot/common/] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [zImage] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory
> `/usr/src/kernel-2.4.60/kernel-source-2.6.0-test5-benh'
> make: *** [stamp-build] Error 2
 
I had the same util.S error on my gentoo system. Seems it was related to my 
binutils version, and everything went fine once I downgraded from 
binutils-2.14.0.6 to -2.13.0.90. Don't know what the error meant, though. 
Maybe an assembler guru could tell us more...

Good luck,
Vincent