Re: compiling 2.2.3 problems

[Dpk <dpk@egr.msu.edu>]

On Sun, 21 Mar 1999 pjintel@cyberway.com.sg wrote:

   make zImage
   gives me the following error
   
   gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2
   -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -fno-strength-reduce -m486 -malign-loops=2
   -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -DCPU=686   -c -o checksum.o
   checksum.c
   checksum.c:200: redefinition of `csum_partial_copy'
   checksum.c:105: `csum_partial_copy' previously defined here
   {standard input}: Assembler messages:
   {standard input}:188: Fatal error: Symbol csum_partial_copy already
   defined.
   make[2]: *** [checksum.o] Error 1
   make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/lib'
   make[1]: *** [first_rule] Error 2
   make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/lib'
   make: *** [_dir_arch/i386/lib] Error 2
   
   someone tell me what i should do please

This happened to me as well.  You must have untar'ed 2.2.3 on top of
an existing (old) kernel source.  Remove the directory /usr/src/linux
and go through the kernel installation procedure again.

Dennis
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