Cannot Compile Kernel in Slackware 3.5

Irfan Akber (iakber@super.net.pk)
Sat, 15 Aug 1998 21:22:48 -0700

I upgraded to Slackware 3.5 (2.0.34) and now I am facing problems compiling
the kernel. I cannot compile kernel 2.0.34 that came with the bundle. I did
the following.

make config, make dep, make clean and then finally make zImage.

I get this.
------------------------------
In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/string.h:39,
from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/termios.h:58,
from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/termios.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/tty.h:20,
from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/sched.h:26,
from init/main.c:20:
/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h:443: warning: control reaches
end of
non-void function
/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h: In function
`__constant_c_and_count_memset':
/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h:594: warning: control reaches
end of
non-void function
init/main.c: In function `get_options':
init/main.c:237: warning: subscript has type
`char'/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h: In function
`__constant_memcpy':
In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/string.h:39,
from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/termios.h:58,
from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/termios.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/tty.h:20,
from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/sched.h:26,
from floppy.c:124:
/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h:443: warning: control reaches
end of
non-void function
/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h: In function
`__constant_c_and_count_memset':
/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h:594: warning: control reaches
end of
non-void function
init/main.c: In function `get_options':
init/main.c:237: warning: subscript has type `char'
/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h: In function
`__constant_memcpy':
In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/string.h:39,
from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/termios.h:58,
from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/termios.h:5,
from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/tty.h:20,
from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/sched.h:26,
from serial.c:31:
/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h:443: warning: control reaches
end of
non-void function
/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h: In function
`__constant_c_and_count_memset':
/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h:594: warning: control reaches
end of
non-void function
---------------------------

I dont understand, as this was suppose to be better than the previous
releases and I am getting errors right out of the box. I upgraded the
system completely from Slack 3.3 and the previous files are not hanging
around in my system(s). I even tried the earlier kernel versions and
nothing compiles.

Anyone else facing the same problem ? I would appreciate your help

Irfan Akber

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