kernel 2.6 doesn't compile

666_1337 · 12-21-03, 05:35 AM

i just downloaded linux 2.6 from kernel.org, and trying to compile it, i get this error message. if i append -I/usr/local/include to the compiler-flags, it aborts with "did not find '_defs.h'"

bash-2.05b# make bzImage
HOSTCC scripts/fixdep
HOSTCC scripts/genksyms/genksyms.o
SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/lex.c
SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/parse.h
SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/keywords.c
HOSTCC scripts/genksyms/lex.o
SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/parse.c
HOSTCC scripts/genksyms/parse.o
HOSTLD scripts/genksyms/genksyms
HOSTCC scripts/split-include
HOSTCC scripts/conmakehash
HOSTCC scripts/docproc
HOSTCC scripts/kallsyms
CC scripts/empty.o
HOSTCC scripts/mk_elfconfig
MKELF scripts/elfconfig.h
HOSTCC scripts/file2alias.o
HOSTCC scripts/modpost.o
HOSTLD scripts/modpost
HOSTCC scripts/pnmtologo
HOSTCC scripts/bin2c
SPLIT include/linux/autoconf.h -> include/config/*
CC arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s
In file included from include/asm/system.h:5,
from include/asm/processor.h:18,
from include/linux/prefetch.h:13,
from include/linux/list.h:7,
from include/linux/signal.h:4,
from arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.c:7:
include/linux/kernel.h:10:20: stdarg.h: No such file or directory
In file included from include/asm/system.h:5,
from include/asm/processor.h:18,
from include/linux/prefetch.h:13,
from include/linux/list.h:7,
from include/linux/signal.h:4,
from arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.c:7:
include/linux/kernel.h:71: error: syntax error before "va_list"
include/linux/kernel.h:71: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
include/linux/kernel.h:74: error: syntax error before "va_list"
include/linux/kernel.h:74: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
include/linux/kernel.h:78: error: syntax error before "va_list"
include/linux/kernel.h:78: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype
make[1]: *** [arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s] Error 1
make: *** [arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s] Error 2
bash-2.05b#

TheOneKEA · 12-21-03, 06:38 AM

Did you apply other kernel patches or something? You b0rK3d your tree - blow it away and start over with a freshly unpacked kernel source.

666_1337 · 12-21-03, 09:59 AM

got it working now...
it's been a problem with gentoo's gcc. I `installed` last weeks' snapshot and it works now...

12-21-03, 05:35 AM	#1
666_1337 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 28	kernel 2.6 doesn't compile i just downloaded linux 2.6 from kernel.org, and trying to compile it, i get this error message. if i append -I/usr/local/include to the compiler-flags, it aborts with "did not find '_defs.h'" bash-2.05b# make bzImage HOSTCC scripts/fixdep HOSTCC scripts/genksyms/genksyms.o SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/lex.c SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/parse.h SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/keywords.c HOSTCC scripts/genksyms/lex.o SHIPPED scripts/genksyms/parse.c HOSTCC scripts/genksyms/parse.o HOSTLD scripts/genksyms/genksyms HOSTCC scripts/split-include HOSTCC scripts/conmakehash HOSTCC scripts/docproc HOSTCC scripts/kallsyms CC scripts/empty.o HOSTCC scripts/mk_elfconfig MKELF scripts/elfconfig.h HOSTCC scripts/file2alias.o HOSTCC scripts/modpost.o HOSTLD scripts/modpost HOSTCC scripts/pnmtologo HOSTCC scripts/bin2c SPLIT include/linux/autoconf.h -> include/config/* CC arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s In file included from include/asm/system.h:5, from include/asm/processor.h:18, from include/linux/prefetch.h:13, from include/linux/list.h:7, from include/linux/signal.h:4, from arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.c:7: include/linux/kernel.h:10:20: stdarg.h: No such file or directory In file included from include/asm/system.h:5, from include/asm/processor.h:18, from include/linux/prefetch.h:13, from include/linux/list.h:7, from include/linux/signal.h:4, from arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.c:7: include/linux/kernel.h:71: error: syntax error before "va_list" include/linux/kernel.h:71: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype include/linux/kernel.h:74: error: syntax error before "va_list" include/linux/kernel.h:74: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype include/linux/kernel.h:78: error: syntax error before "va_list" include/linux/kernel.h:78: warning: function declaration isn't a prototype make[1]: * [arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s] Error 1 make: * [arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s] Error 2 bash-2.05b#

12-21-03, 06:38 AM	#2
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12-21-03, 09:59 AM	#3
666_1337 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 28	got it working now... it's been a problem with gentoo's gcc. I `installed` last weeks' snapshot and it works now...