If someone wants to patch Linux 1.0.9 to work with the latest and greatest
binutils, that would be great. Unfortunately, this might require A LOT of
changes to the kernel, especially to the way it's built.
--Arthur
On Sat, 13 Sep 1997, Hans-Joachim Baader wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have trouble recompiling Linux 1.0.9 on a 2.0.31 machine.
> This is what I get:
>
> gcc -b i486-linuxaout -V2.7.2 -D__KERNEL__ -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -m386 -c -o init/main.o init/main.c
> init/main.c: In function `checksetup':
> init/main.c:225: fixed or forbidden register was spilled.
> This may be due to a compiler bug or to impossible asm
> statements or clauses.
> cpp: output pipe has been closed
>
> Assembler is:
> GNU assembler version 2.8.1 (i586-linuxaout)
>
> This is very mysterious to me. The compiler options and the code of the
> 'checksetup' function are nearly identical to Linux 1.2.13, and I
> don't have the problem with this version. I also have verified that
> the differences don't matter. Any help is appreciated.
>
> I managed to compile 1.2.13 (the enhanced version from ftp.varesearch.com)
> with only minor adjustments. To my surprise this kernel can replace
> a 2.0.pre31 kernel on its target machine (full-blown ELF only system)
> without loss of functionality :-) But it seems that it's even tighter
> on memory on a 5 Meg machine than 2.0.x ...
> If someone's interested, I'll provide a patch with my small changes.
>
> hjb
> --
> Uncle Ed's Rule of Thumb: Never use your thumb for a rule.
> You'll either hit it with a hammer or get a splinter in it.
>
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