Re: Problem compiling 2.6.12

[Sid Boyce <sboyce@blueyonder.co.uk>]

George R. Kasica wrote:
> Sid:
>
> That seems to have got it!!
>
> Any kernel tuning or optimizations you'd care to recommend?
I've tried a few from time to time, but nothing permanent. I can't 
off-hand remember them, but a google search turns up some options.

> In the future what do I do here or will this continue to work?
As a permanent solution, as suggested in my other email, copying the 
stuff from /usr/include/{linux, asm, asm-generic} to /usr/local/include/ 
seems preferable to making symlinks for every new kernel.

> Thank you SO much, now I remember why I like linux. Helpful people
> like yourself.
>
>
> George
As a friend often says, "One hand washes the other", a maxim never more 
true or apt than when applied to Linux and opensource in general.
Regards
Sid.

> > On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 01:06:09 +0100, you wrote:
>
>
> > George Kasica wrote:
> >
> > > > Try "ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.12/include/linux /usr/local/include" and 
> > > > "ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.12/include/asm /usr/local/include", see if 
> > > > it resolves the problem, I expect it will find them. If you still have 
> > > > problems, try "rm /usr/local/include/asm" and "ln -s 
> > > > /usr/src/linux-2.6.12/include/asm-i386 /usr/local/include/asm".
> > >
> > >
> > > Here are the links in /usr/local/include:
> > >
> > > lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           35 Jun 24 12:55 asm -> 
> > > /usr/src/linux-2.6.12/include/linux
> > > lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           35 Jun 24 12:55 asm-i386 -> 
> > > /usr/src/linux-2.6.12/include/linux
> > > lrwxrwxrwx    1 root     root           35 Jun 24 12:56 linux -> 
> > > /usr/src/linux-2.6.12/include/linux
> > >
> > >
> > > Well, it got further with the links as shown here:
> > >
> > > # cd /usr/src/linux-2.6.12.1
> > > # make oldconfig
> > >  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/split-include
> > >  HOSTCC  scripts/basic/docproc
> > >  SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.h
> > >  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/conf.o
> > >  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/kxgettext.o
> > >  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/mconf.o
> > > scripts/kconfig/mconf.c: In function `exec_conf':
> > > scripts/kconfig/mconf.c:486: `EINTR' undeclared (first use in this 
> > > function)
> > > scripts/kconfig/mconf.c:486: (Each undeclared identifier is reported 
> > > only once
> > > scripts/kconfig/mconf.c:486: for each function it appears in.)
> > > scripts/kconfig/mconf.c:486: `EAGAIN' undeclared (first use in this 
> > > function)
> > > make[1]: *** [scripts/kconfig/mconf.o] Error 1
> > > make: *** [oldconfig] Error 2
> > >
> > > But still no joy.
> > >
> > > What now?
> > >
> > > George
> >
> > OK, "ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.6.12.1/include/asm-generic /usr/include".
> > Regards
> > Sid.


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