Re: Cannot Compile Kernel in Slackware 3.5

Irfan Akber (security@fluxnet.windsor.igs.net)
Sat, 15 Aug 1998 12:51:57 -0400 (EDT)


Maybe the problem is that you forgot the following:

cd /usr/include
rm -rf asm linux scsi
ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/asm-i386 asm
ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/linux linux
ln -s /usr/src/linux/include/scsi scsi
cd /usr/src/linux
make mrproper

That should be done before `make config`.

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On Sat, 15 Aug 1998, Irfan Akber wrote:

> 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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