Re: new NFS fails compile

Brian (signal@shreve.net)
Wed, 10 Dec 1997 12:17:18 -0600 (CST)


On Wed, 10 Dec 1997, Bill Hawes wrote:

> Brian wrote:
> >
> > In an attempt to get my system up to date with all listed in
> > linux/Documentation/Changes, I tried to install linux-nfs-0.4.21,
> >
> > This is on a Slackware 3.2 system with everything else in the Changes file
> > updated. make fails:
> >
> > Wall -m486 -pipe -DHAVE_NETGROUPS -Wno-unused -c getfh.c -o getfh.o gcc -g
> > -O2 -I../../support/include -I../../kernel/include -I../../ksrc/include
> > -Wall -m486 -pipe -DHAVE_NETGROUPS -Wno-unused -c nfsctl.c -o nfsctl.o
> > nfsctl.c: In function `nfsctl':
> > nfsctl.c:18: `__NR_nfsservctl' undeclared (first use this function)
> > nfsctl.c:18: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
> > nfsctl.c:18: for each function it appears in.)
> > nfsctl.c:18: warning: `__res' might be used uninitialized in this function
> > make[2]: *** [nfsctl.o] Error 1
> > make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
> > make: *** [all] Error 2
> >
> > Does anyone know what this could be?
>
> If I recall, you don't need to build anything in the kernel directory --
> it's already part of the 2.1.xx kernel. Try modifying the makefile to
> not build anything in that directory.
>
> The linux-nfs package hasn't been updated in a while.

Thanks Bill, Ill give it a try. The Changes file pointed me to it, so I
just wanted to install it to make sure I covered all the bases.

I will try what you said.

Thanks,

Brian

>
> Regards,
> Bill
>

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