compiling Rawhide kernel

[Andrew Farris]

Robert M. Albrecht wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I need to test a kernel-patch 
> (http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9491). I downloaded some 
> kernel-srpms and keep getting this:
> 
> + mv kernel-2.6.24-i586.config .config
> ++ head -1 .config
> ++ cut -b 3-
> + Arch=i386
> + make ARCH=i386 nonint_oldconfig
> .config:44:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IPC_NS
> .config:78:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol 
> HOTPLUG_PCI_PCIE_POLL_EVENT_MODE
> .config:372:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol 
> BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_FORCED
> .config:373:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IDEDMA_ONLYDISK
> .config:400:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IDE_CHIPSETS
> .config:402:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol IDEDMA_IVB
> .config:686:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol 
> IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH_CACHED
> .config:687:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol 
> IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH_RR
> .config:688:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol 
> IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH_RANDOM
> .config:689:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol 
> IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH_WRANDOM
> .config:690:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol 
> IP_ROUTE_MULTIPATH_DRR
> .config:971:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol NET_ESTIMATOR
> .config:1130:warning: trying to assign nonexistent symbol DGRS
> 
> ....
> 
> I tried several srpms from Januar and December and every time happens 
> the same. In the first week on December I did the same process to 
> compile a rawhide-kernel on the same machine (to test an earlier patch) 
> and it worked flawless. Sadly I don`t remember the exact kernel-version.
> 
> Are the srpm all broken or is this a problem in my toolchain ? What is 
> the last buildable srpm ?
> 
> cu romal
> 


Are you attempting to follow (more or less) this process?
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs/CustomKernel

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