On Tue, Dec 20, 2005 at 01:51:48PM +0100, Sven Luther wrote: > On Tue, Dec 20, 2005 at 01:47:09PM +0100, Wolfgang Pfeiffer wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2005 at 09:46:08AM +0200, Eduardo Trápani wrote: > > > >You need to do : > > > > > > > > make-kpkg --config oldconfig --arch powerpc ... > > > > > > I tried, the error is below. What is the alternative way to build the > > > kernel? In i386 I used to make zImage and then copy the files from > > > arch/boot or something like that. Is there documentation on how to do it > > > for these kernels? > > > > > > Thanks, Eduardo. > > > > > > # make-kpkg --arch powerpc --initrd kernel-image > > > > > > ====== making target debian/stamp-build-kernel [new prereqs: sanity_check > > > stamp-kernel-conf]====== > > > /usr/bin/make ARCH=ppc \ > > > zImage > > > make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.15-rc6' > > > CHK include/linux/version.h > > > CHK include/linux/compile.h > > > CHK usr/initramfs_list > > > GEN .version > > > CHK include/linux/compile.h > > > UPD include/linux/compile.h > > > CC init/version.o > > > LD init/built-in.o > > > LD .tmp_vmlinux1 > > > arch/powerpc/kernel/built-in.o: In function `power4_idle': multiple > > > definition of `power4_idle' > > > arch/ppc/kernel/idle_power4.o:arch/ppc/kernel/idle_power4.S:(.text+0x4): > > > first defined here > > > make[1]: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1 > > > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.15-rc6' > > > make: *** [debian/stamp-build-kernel] Error 2 > > > > > > # > > > > Eduardo, > > > > In your earlier posting you wrote "Just leaving out the --subarch > > seems to work." If this means you already compiled successfully one > > kernel without a flag like that then I'd omit the "--arch" option: > > I don't remember having *ever* used this option for a, admittedly, > > non-ppc64, but ppc kernel. IIRC gcc automatically detects the > > architecture of a computer and then compiles accordingly .... > > The problem is that for kernels 2.6.15 and up, the 64bit variant has > dissapeared, and we moved solely to ARCH=powerpc instead of the older > ARCH=ppc64.
Does this mean that, until the issue is fixed, one can simply "go into /usr/share/kernel-package/kernel/arch/ppc.mk or ppc64.mk and edit it so it says ARCH=powerpc." and then safely omit the "--arch" option for make-kpkg? Thanks in anticipation Wolfgang > This will also happen for ppc, but it still stays. make-kpkg has > to be adjusted for that, which is why the experimental 2.6.15-rc kernels don't > build on powerpc yet. I hope to have this sorted out with Manoj before > christmas though. > > Friendly, > > Sven Luther > > -- Wolfgang Pfeiffer: /ICQ: 286585973/ + + + /AIM: crashinglinux/ http://profiles.yahoo.com/wolfgangpfeiffer Key ID: E3037113 http://keyserver.mine.nu/pks/lookup?search=0xE3037113&fingerprint=on -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
