Re: ISSUE: error while 'make xconfig'

Michael Elizabeth Chastain (mec@shout.net)
Sun, 10 Jan 1999 12:38:21 -0600


Hi Peter,

> ./tkparse < ../arch/i386/config.in >> kconfig.tk
> make[1]: *** [kconfig.tk] Error 139

It works for me, and I don't see any suspicious changes in pre6. It also
works for lots of people in pre5. If I get more bug reports like this
I will stare at it harder. But I suspect the problem is with your system.

> - saving kernel config file: backup is created even when saving config
> for the first time:
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 7398 Jan 10 12:22 2.2.0.cfg
> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Jan 10 12:22 2.2.0.cfg.old

Too minor to spend time on.

> - while attempting to use something like same config as 2.0.X's, i get
> message "kernel too big"; `make bzImage` works

Just use bzImage and be happy.

Michael Elizabeth Chastain
<mailto:mec@shout.net>
"love without fear"

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