On Fri, 2001-12-28 at 17:37, Michel Lanners wrote: > I have done a new install of Debian 'woody' on a beige G3 here at work. Some > slight > quirks on install, but it generally works. > > However, I tried to compile kernels, and all I get is segfaults: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/src/linux$ make dep > gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -o scripts/mkdep > scripts/mkdep.c > make -C arch/ppc/boot fastdep > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/ppc/boot' > /usr/src/linux/scripts/mkdep -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall > -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer > -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -D__powerpc__ -fsigned-char -msoft-float > -pipe -ffixed-r2 -Wno-uninitialized -mmultiple -mstring -fno-builtin > -D__BOOTER__ -I/usr/src/linux/arch/ppc/boot/include -- > .depend > make _sfdep_chrp _sfdep_common _sfdep_images _sfdep_lib _sfdep_mbx > _sfdep_pmac _sfdep_prep _sfdep_tree _FASTDEP_ALL_SUB_DIRS="chrp common images > lib mbx pmac prep tree" > make[1]: *** [fastdep] Segmentation fault > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/ppc/boot' > make: *** [archdep] Error 2 > > It seems make is to blame here?? > > I tried to compile something else (asclock; small program); compiling and > running are OK in > that case. > > Anyone seen something like this? My home machine (woody as well) doesn't have > these > errors (at least not prior to the last dist-upgrade). My install here has > nothing > special otherwise; just plain up-to-date woody. > > Running Debian-installed programs is no problem; I have not seen anything > segfault > (certainly not general problems like bug in libc). > > Kernel source is kernel.org official kernel; both 2.4.16 (which compiled OK > on an i386) > and 2.4.17 produce the same symptom.
What kernel are you running? Spurious segfaults can only really be caused by libc, the kernel or hardware, or am I missing something? -- Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
