On Tue, Sep 15, 1998 at 04:21:09PM -0400, James D. Freels wrote: > > Using a typical installation of Debian Hamm 2.0, I am having trouble > compiling the current development kernel. Can anyone give me a clue > on the following error message: > _____________________________________________________________________ > > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.1.121/arch/i386/lib' > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.1.121/arch/i386/lib' > ld -m elf_i386 -T /usr/src/kernel-source-2.1.121/arch/i386/vmlinux.lds -e > stext arch/i386/kernel/head.o arch/i386/kernel/init_task.o init/main.o > init/version.o \ > arch/i386/kernel/kernel.o arch/i386/mm/mm.o kernel/kernel.o mm/mm.o > fs/fs.o ipc/ipc.o \ > fs/filesystems.a \ > net/network.a \ > drivers/block/block.a drivers/char/char.a drivers/misc/misc.a > drivers/net/net.a drivers/scsi/scsi.a drivers/cdrom/cdrom.a > drivers/sound/sound.a drivers/pci/pci.a drivers/pnp/pnp.a > drivers/video/video.a \ > /usr/src/kernel-source-2.1.121/arch/i386/lib/lib.a > /usr/src/kernel-source-2.1.121/lib/lib.a > /usr/src/kernel-source-2.1.121/arch/i386/lib/lib.a \ > -o vmlinux > fs/fs.o: In function `change_root': > fs/fs.o(.text+0x5a17): undefined reference to `initmem_freed'
This is a kernel bug IIRC (short memory <g>) - try a later kernel - 2.1.122pre3 is out :-) PS: /usr/local/src is the recommended place for the source, not /usr/src. Adrian email: [EMAIL PROTECTED], http://www.poboxes.com/adrian.bridgett Windows NT - Unix in beta-testing. PGP key available on public key servers Avoid tiresome daily goat sacrifices - use Debian Linux http://www.debian.org
