First, my platform:
PC164 DEC Alpha 500
gcc 2.8.1
glibc 2.0.6
binutils 2.9
make 3.76.1
The problems:
When I first unpack the source tree, I immediately do a 'make menuconfig'.
Make dies immediately with the following error:
arch/alpha/Makefile:35: *** missing separator. Stop.
I know nothing about Makefile syntax, but I edited line 35 of the Makefile
and changed the ">&" to just ">". I don't know what effect that had on my
system, but make worked fine after that.
The second problem (which I hope is unrelated to the first, because I will
feel like an idiot) is that after I configure my kernel and start the
'make boot' process, it crashes several minutes into the compile with the
following error:
init/main.o: In function `checksetup':
main.c(.text+0x21c): undefined reference to `__builtin_memset'
[several similar lines ommitted]
The only reference on my entire system to "__builtin_memset" is in
linux/include/asm-alpha/string.h. However, including that file in main.c
gives me the same error message. I have tried several recompiles to the
same effect.
I previosuly compiled 2.1.89 perfectly with neither of these problems.
Kernel support for the alpha has increased dramatically since the 2.0
kernel. My system runs about 3x as fast and my hard drive runs
significantly faster as well. I thank all those who have worked so
hard to improve the alpha support!
Ian Kinner
Simple Communications, Inc.
(ian@proxima.simplecom.net)
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