Riding the bleeding edge of debian leaves some interesting tastes. Here's one: [..much of build process omitted..] make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot' gcc -E -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/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 ld: cannot open binary: No such file or directory make[1]: *** [bbootsect] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot' make: *** [bzImage] Error 2 The line 'ld: cannot open binary: No such file or directory' is puzzling. I redid the build a few times hoping that it would magically work the next time (the Windows approach), I got over my fear and thought about it. # ld -v GNU ld version 2.11.90.0.1 (with BFD 2.11.90.0.1) # ld --help 2>&1 | grep oformat --oformat TARGET Specify target of output file The Makefile only has one dash. Changing -oformat to --oformat in arch/i386/boot/Makefile builds the kernel just fine. Did I stumble onto something that is a non-issue or am I just lucky enough to be the first one to trip over it? -- Michael Bacaiella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Technical Staff / System Development, New York Connect.Net, Ltd. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
