Problem compiling the kernel

[Allens <allen.asjp@cableol.co.uk>]

Hi, 
I am at the moment trying to build the kernel (2.0.34) I have configured it
(make xconfig, then ran make mrproper as advised by a post in the mail archives
on this problem, and then done make zImage, and it comes up with this error
after a long time:

./xtract /usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.34/vmlinux | gzip -9 | ./piggyvack > piggy.o
Non-GCC header of 'system'
Compressed size 20.
ld -qmagic -Ttext 0xfe0 -o vmlinux head.o misc.o piggy.o
ld: warning: cannot find entry symbol _start; defaulting to 00000fe0
misc.o: In function 'fill_inbuf':
misc.o(.text+0x1ebc): undefined reference to 'input_data'
misc.o(.text+0x1ec1 : undefined reference to 'input_len'
misc.o(.text+0x1ed7): undefined reference to 'input_data'
make[2]: ***[vmlinuz] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory
'/usr/src/kernel-source-2.0.34/arch/i386/boot/compressed'

I noticed that it said 'Non-GCC header of 'system'' Which  I think could be
significant, although a non Gcc header should not stop gcc reading it.  
I know this has been on this newsgtoup before, but I have tried the only
solution given, and it doesn't work.

		Thanks *very* much

			Peter Allen