Kernel v2.4.16 problems

[shock <stephen@virtual-attorney.com>]

I just downloaded v2.4.16 and am trying to get it compiled.  Following
is the output from make:

make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.4.16/arch/i386/lib'
ld -m elf_i386 -T /usr/src/linux-2.4.16/arch/i386/vmlinux.lds -e stext
arch/i386/kernel/head.o arch/i386/kernel/init_task.o init/main.o
init/version.o \ --start-group \
arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o arch/i386/mm/mm.o kernel/kernel.o mm/mm.o fs/fs.o ipc/ipc.o \
drivers/char/char.o drivers/block/block.o drivers/misc/misc.o drivers/net/net.o
drivers/media/media.o drivers/ide/idedriver.o drivers/scsi/scsidrv.o drivers/cdrom/driver.o
drivers/sound/sounddrivers.o drivers/pci/driver.o
drivers/net/wireless/wireless_net.o drivers/video/video.o drivers/usb/usbdrv.o \
net/network.o \
/usr/src/linux-2.4.16/arch/i386/lib/lib.a
/usr/src/linux-2.4.16/lib/lib.a /usr/src/linux-2.4.16/arch/i386/lib/lib.a \
--end-group \
-o vmlinux
drivers/char/char.o(.data+0x46b4):
undefined reference to `local symbols in discarded section .text.exit'
make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1

Any ideas what might be the problem and how to go about fixing it?

Thanks!
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