Re: Can't Compile Kernel???

[Gerry Doris <gdoris home com>]

I've tried some more things and have found out the following...

1. the errors only occur on the IBM Thinkpad 600e.

2. the error message states that I have "a badly punctuated parameter list
in #define".  This is at line 231 and 237 of .../lib/checksum.S.  The
error is consistent.

3. the error does not occur on my Dell 400Mhz system.  Both were fresh
installs from exactly the same media and are running the same kernel
config file.

4. I've checked the checksum.S file and the #define command at lines 231
and 237 look exactly the same on both systems...and look just fine.

5. I have been running "make dep clean modules modules_install
bzImage" and the failure only occurs on bzImage.


This is really weird!!!  I have absolutely no idea why I can't run bzImage
on the laptop


On Sun, 22 Oct 2000, Gerry Doris wrote:

> I need to compile the kernel in 7.0 for use on an IBM 600e laptop (need
> changes to sound irq and apmd).  The problem is that I can't!
> 
> I've never had this kind of problem before.  No matter what I try I end up
> with a message about "a badly punctuated parameter list in #define" and
> the compile aborts.
> 
> I've tried compiling both the 2.2.16-22 kernel source and 2.2.17
> (downloaded from kernel.org).  I can't even compile a "clean" kernel which
> I haven't modified without it aborting.
> 
> I blew away the initial install on the laptop thinking that perhaps
> something had gone wrong and did a complete new install.  Nothing
> changed.  I'm beginning to wonder if there is anything wrong with the
> compiler???
> 
> Any ideas???
> 
> 
> PS. anyone know if the guinness list is oeprational yet?
> 
> 
> Gerry
> 
> "The lyf so short, the craft so long to learne" Chaucer
> 
> 
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Gerry

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