Re: ppc64 missing from upstream 2.6.15-rc6?
On Tue, Dec 20, 2005 at 02:10:09PM +0100, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2005 at 01:51:48PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote:
> > On Tue, Dec 20, 2005 at 01:47:09PM +0100, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote:
> > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2005 at 09:46:08AM +0200, Eduardo Trápani wrote:
> > > > >You need to do :
> > > > >
> > > > > make-kpkg --config oldconfig --arch powerpc ...
> > > >
> > > > I tried, the error is below. What is the alternative way to build the
> > > > kernel? In i386 I used to make zImage and then copy the files from
> > > > arch/boot or something like that. Is there documentation on how to do it
> > > > for these kernels?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks, Eduardo.
> > > >
> > > > # make-kpkg --arch powerpc --initrd kernel-image
> > > >
> > > > ====== making target debian/stamp-build-kernel [new prereqs: sanity_check
> > > > stamp-kernel-conf]======
> > > > /usr/bin/make ARCH=ppc \
> > > > zImage
> > > > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.15-rc6'
> > > > CHK include/linux/version.h
> > > > CHK include/linux/compile.h
> > > > CHK usr/initramfs_list
> > > > GEN .version
> > > > CHK include/linux/compile.h
> > > > UPD include/linux/compile.h
> > > > CC init/version.o
> > > > LD init/built-in.o
> > > > LD .tmp_vmlinux1
> > > > arch/powerpc/kernel/built-in.o: In function `power4_idle': multiple
> > > > definition of `power4_idle'
> > > > arch/ppc/kernel/idle_power4.o:arch/ppc/kernel/idle_power4.S:(.text+0x4):
> > > > first defined here
> > > > make[1]: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1
> > > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.15-rc6'
> > > > make: *** [debian/stamp-build-kernel] Error 2
> > > >
> > > > #
> > >
> > > Eduardo,
> > >
> > > In your earlier posting you wrote "Just leaving out the --subarch
> > > seems to work." If this means you already compiled successfully one
> > > kernel without a flag like that then I'd omit the "--arch" option:
> > > I don't remember having *ever* used this option for a, admittedly,
> > > non-ppc64, but ppc kernel. IIRC gcc automatically detects the
> > > architecture of a computer and then compiles accordingly ....
> >
> > The problem is that for kernels 2.6.15 and up, the 64bit variant has
> > dissapeared, and we moved solely to ARCH=powerpc instead of the older
> > ARCH=ppc64.
>
> Does this mean that, until the issue is fixed, one can simply "go into
> /usr/share/kernel-package/kernel/arch/ppc.mk or ppc64.mk and edit it so it
> says ARCH=powerpc." and then safely omit the "--arch" option for
> make-kpkg?
probably, yes, but YMMV.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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