RE: Error compiling kernel 2.4.2

["Jason P. Holland" <jphollan@earthlink.net>]

have you upgraded all the necessary packages as listed in
/usr/src/linux-2.4.2/Documentation/Changes??  it looks like binutils is not
up to date.

Jason

>
> you will need to replace all occurences of -oformat in the Makefile in
> /usr/src/linux-2.4.2/arch/i386/boot with --oformat
>
> HTH
> Vinh
> * mauro <mauro.bardini@unimi.it> [010328 11:47]:
> >
> >  I'm not able to compile de kernel, exactly when I do the
> "make bzImage"
> >  command I obtain this error:
> >
> >  o bbootsect.s
> >  as -o bbootsect.o bbootsect.s
> >  bbootsect.s: Assembler messages:
> >  bbootsect.s:253: Warning: indirect lcall without `*'
> >  ld -m elf_i386 -Ttext 0x0 -s -oformat binary bbootsect.o
> -o bbootsect
> >  ld: cannot open binary: No such file or directory
> >  make[1]: *** [bbootsect] Error 1
> >  make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.2/arch/i386/boot'
> >  make: *** [bzImage] Error 2-o bbootsect.s
> >  as -o bbootsect.o bbootsect.s
> >  bbootsect.s: Assembler messages:
> >  bbootsect.s:253: Warning: indirect lcall without `*'
> >  ld -m elf_i386 -Ttext 0x0 -s -oformat binary bbootsect.o
> -o bbootsect
> >  ld: cannot open binary: No such file or directory
> >  make[1]: *** [bbootsect] Error 1
> >  make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.2/arch/i386/boot'
> >  make: *** [bzImage] Error 2
> >
> >
> >  I really don't know what can I do!! any idea??
> >
> >  Thanks for your help.
> >  Sincerely
> >
> >  Mauro
> >
>
>
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