Re: 2.6.21-rc1-git2 is incompilable

From: Uwe Bugla
Date: Sat Mar 03 2007 - 10:30:33 EST



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Datum: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 09:14:52 -0800
Von: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx>
An: "Uwe Bugla" <uwe.bugla@xxxxxx>
CC: torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-dvb@xxxxxxxxxxx, domi.dumont@xxxxxxx, Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxx>, bunk@xxxxxxxxx, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Stephane Eranian <eranian@xxxxxxxxxx>, venkatesh.pallipadi@xxxxxxxxx
Betreff: Re: 2.6.21-rc1-git2 is incompilable

> On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 15:34:07 +0100 Uwe Bugla wrote:
>
> > Hi folks,
> > trying to compile kernel 2.6.21-rc1-git2 is impossible. The broken
> module where the compiler gives up is /arch/i386/kernel/io_apic.c.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Uwe
> >
> > P. S.: Wouldn't it be a good idea to test at least error-free
> compilation before stuff like this is being published?
>
> 1) 2.6.*-gitN kernels are automated snapshots of Linus's git kernel tree.
> There is no coordination between Linus adding changesets to his kernel
> tree and some script reading changes out of it. (I could read your
> note as saying that there should be some coordination, I suppose.)
>
> 2) Linus doesn't build i386 non-SMP kernels AFAIK.
>
> 3) The small bug has been discussed & fixed (several times).
>
>
> ---
> ~Randy
> *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code
> ***
Thank you, Randy

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