I googled some more and seem to have found the reason of the error: http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2005-02/msg00053.html
It is related to gcc 4.0 which indeed i did an apt-get update for. But is there a patch avail for my 2.6.10 kernel-source? > > I try to compile a 2.6.10 kernel but it stops with an error > in bootsplash.c. I have everything set in my .config file in /usr/src/linux > for bootsplash support. > > Anybody an idea. Where should i start to look? I am a newbie in kernel world > > in file included from drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:18: > include/linux/fb.h:869: error: array type has incomplete element type > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:37: warning: pointer targets in > initialization differ in signedness > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:38: warning: pointer targets in > initialization differ in signedness > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:39: warning: pointer targets in > initialization differ in signedness > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:40: warning: pointer targets in > initialization differ in signedness > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:41: warning: pointer targets in > initialization differ in signedness > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:42: warning: pointer targets in > initialization differ in signedness > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:43: warning: pointer targets in > initialization differ in signedness > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:44: warning: pointer targets in > initialization differ in signedness > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:45: warning: pointer targets in > initialization differ in signedness > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:46: warning: pointer targets in > initialization differ in signedness > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:47: warning: pointer targets in > initialization differ in signedness > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:48: warning: pointer targets in > initialization differ in signedness > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:49: warning: pointer targets in > initialization differ in signedness > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:50: warning: pointer targets in > initialization differ in signedness > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:52: warning: pointer targets in > initialization differ in signedness > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c: In function 'splash_verbose': > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:572: warning: pointer targets in > passing argument 1 of 'splashcopy' differ in signedness > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:572: warning: pointer targets in > passing argument 2 of 'splashcopy' differ in signedness > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c: In function 'splash_prepare': > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:642: warning: pointer targets in > passing argument 1 of 'splashcopy' differ in signedness > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c: In function 'splash_write_proc': > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:788: warning: pointer targets in > passing argument 1 of 'boxit' differ in signedness > drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.c:789: warning: pointer targets in > passing argument 1 of 'boxit' differ in signedness > make[5]: *** [drivers/video/bootsplash/bootsplash.o] Error 1 > make[4]: *** [drivers/video/bootsplash] Error 2 > make[3]: *** [drivers/video] Error 2 > make[2]: *** [drivers] Error 2 > make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.10' > make[1]: *** [stamp-build] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.6.10' > make: *** [stamp-buildpackage] Error 2 > ----------------------------------------------------- > Mail.be, WebMail and Virtual Office > http://www.mail.be > > - > 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/ ----------------------------------------------------- Mail.be, WebMail and Virtual Office http://www.mail.be - 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/
