Steve, I tried changing -oformat to --oformat in /usr/src/linux-2.4.2/linux/arch/i386/boot/Makefile but I get the following new error:
make[2]: Entering directory /usr/src/linux-2.4.2/linux/arch/i386/boot' gcc -E -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.2/linux/include -D__BIG_KERNEL__ -traditional -DSVGA_MODE=NORMAL_VGA bootsect.S -o bbootsect.s as -o bbootsect.o bbootsect.s bbootsect.s: Assembler messages: bbootsect.s:253: Warning: indirect lcall without *' ld -m elf_i386 -Ttext 0x0 -s --oformat binary bbootsect.o -o bbootsect gcc -E -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-2.4.2/linux/include -D__BIG_KERNEL__ -traditional -DSVGA_MODE=NORMAL_VGA setup.S -o bsetup.s as -o bsetup.o bsetup.s bsetup.s: Assembler messages: bsetup.s:1356: Warning: indirect lcall without *' ld -m elf_i386 -Ttext 0x0 -s --oformat ld: unrecognized option '--oformat' ld: use the --help option for usage information make[2]: *** [bsetup] Error 1 make[2]: Leaving directory /usr/src/linux-2.4.2/linux/arch/i386/boot' make[1]: *** [bzImage] Error 2 make[1]: Leaving directory /usr/src/linux-2.4.2/linux' make: *** [stamp-build] Error 2 Steve Kowalik wrote: > On Fri, Aug 03, 2001 at 07:52:53AM -0400, David Raeker-Jordan uttered: > > Things seem to be going fine until the end of the build, when I get: > > (Please excuse any typos, e.g., I can't get the ' to swing the other way ;) > > ) > > > > bbootsect.s: Assembler messages > > bbootsect.s:253: Warning: indirect lcall without '*' > > ld -m elf_i386 -Ttext 0x0 -s -oformat binary bbootsect.o -o bbootsect > > ld: cannot open binary: No such file or directory > New binutils. > You need to edit /usr/src/linux-2.4.2/linux/arch/i386/boot/Makefile, and > replace '-oformat' with '--oformat' > Then run make-kpkg clean; make-kpkg <whatever> kernel_image > > > make [2]: *** [bbootsect] Error 1 > > make [2]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-2.4.2/linux/arch/i386/boot' > > make [1]: *** [bzImage] Error 2 > > make [1]: Leaving directory '/usr/src/linux-2.4.2/linux' > > make: *** [stamp-build] Error 2 > > -- David Raeker-Jordan mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Harrisburg, PA, USA
