Re: Kernel compilation problem
Hi,
This is a know bug with the *kernel sources* (not make-kpkg as
has been suggested). Actually, this problem is an artifact of expr
becomming suddenly POSIX compliant, much to the consternation of the
kernel configure scripts.
The fix is to apply the following patch to your kernel sources
(newer kernel-package versions mention this problem and fix in
/usr/doc/kernel-package/Problems.gz). This is becoming a FAQ. Susan?
manoj
--- scripts/Configure.dist Mon Jan 20 14:43:24 1997
+++ scripts/Configure Tue Jan 21 05:41:30 1997
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@
def=${old:-$3}
while :; do
readln "$1 ($2) [$def] " "$def" "$old"
- if expr "$ans" : '0$\|-?[1-9][0-9]*$' > /dev/null; then
+ if expr "$ans" : '0$\|-\?[1-9][0-9]*$' > /dev/null; then
define_int "$2" "$ans"
break
else
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
while :; do
readln "$1 ($2) [$def] " "$def" "$old"
ans=${ans#*[x,X]}
- if expr "$ans" : '[0-9a-fA-F]+$' > /dev/null; then
+ if expr "$ans" : '[0-9a-fA-F]\+$' > /dev/null; then
define_hex "$2" "$ans"
break
else
--
str_pok |= SP_FBM; /* deep magic */ s = (unsigned char*)
(str->str_ptr); /* deeper magic */ --Larry Wall in util.c from
the perl source code
Manoj Srivastava <url:mailto:srivasta@acm.org>
Mobile, Alabama USA <url:http://www.datasync.com/%7Esrivasta/>
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