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SubjectRe: build failure in 2.4.20
On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 10:22:29AM -0500, David Ronis wrote:
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>
> I've been trying to upgrade my kernel from 2.4.19 to 2.4.20 on a
> linux-i686-gnu box [I use gcc-2.95.3, GNU ld version 2.13, GNU
> assembler 2.13].
>
> I first tried patching the kernel sources, reran xconfig and then
>
> make bzImage && make modules && make modules install
>
> The build died in the make modules step, in the ppp driver tree
> complaining about not finding zlib.c.
>
> I deleted the source tree and started again with a full 2.4.20
> tarball. After configureing, I ran
>
> make dep && make clean && make bzImage && make modules && make modules install
>
> and get:
>...
> -o vmlinux
> drivers/net/net.o(.data+0xd4): undefined reference to `local symbols in discarded section .text.exit'
> make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1
>
>
> It sounds like this is a problem with ld or as, but I'm not sure. Any
> suggestions?
>...
> Here's my .config file
>...
> CONFIG_M686FXSR=y
>...

This doesn't look right, it should be CONFIG_M686. Did you apply any
patches against the "full 2.4.20 tarball" after you unpackaged it or did
you accidentially send the wrong .config?

cu
Adrian

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