Re: pre7 compile error

["Adam C. Powell, IV" <adam powell nist gov>]

Jiann-Ming Su wrote:

> Looks like pre7 has the same problem as pre6:
>
> gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-2.1/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -mno-fp-regs -ffixed-8 -mcpu=ev56 -Wa,-m21164a -DBWIO_ENABLED   -c -o process.o process.c
> process.c:59: redefinition of `init_fd_array'
> process.c:56: `init_fd_array' previously defined here
> make[1]: *** [process.o] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.1/arch/alpha/kernel'
> make: *** [_dir_arch/alpha/kernel] Error 2
>
> Jiann-Ming Su                   "People seldom do what they believe in. They do
> js1@microwave.ph.msstate.edu    what is convenient, then repent." --Bob Dylan
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Sounds to me like you forgot to undo the patch to pre6 before upgrading to pre7.  Pre6 failed with "Non-constant something" because of a missing definition, now it gives "redefined something",
indicating that you have two definitions for the same thing: one from when you hand-patched pre6 to supply the missing definition, and the other from when you applied the pre7 patch.

What output did you see when you applied the pre7 patch?  Was there some "fuzz" in applying that "hunk"?

Try to identify which of the two you inserted by hand, and delete it.  Then you *should* be in good shape for the pre8 patch.  And in the future, be sure you remember to remove hand-patches
before applying upgrade patches.

Zeen,

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