Re: Kernel 2.2.10 compilation failure...

[Stephen Zander <gibreel@pobox.com>]

>>>>> "Andreas" == Andreas Jaehnigen <jaehnias@IMS.Uni-Stuttgart.DE> writes:
    Andreas> arch/sparc/kernel/kernel.o: In function
    Andreas> `sun4m_init_timers':
    Andreas> arch/sparc/kernel/kernel.o(.text.init+0x10c): undefined
    Andreas> reference to `prom_apply_obio_ranges'
    Andreas> arch/sparc/kernel/kernel.o(.text.init+0x10c): relocation
    Andreas> truncated to fit: R_SPARC_WDISP30 prom_apply_obio_ranges

In application code that normally means you should compile with -fPIC
instead of -fpic.  I have no idea if it applies for kernel builds as I
don't recall whether the kernel is built with -fpic in the first
place.

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