is gcc still broken? does the problem still exist? -----Original Message-----
> > Andrey Borzenkov wrote: > > > Well, I'm not sure but I think the latest version of gcc has messed > > > things up. I install kernel-source, change the one line in ".config" > > > to "n", > > > > this should be commented out (usually). I am not sure what effect "n" has > > (it must work as well, but I never tried it). > > Yeah, I'd tried it commented out, but in my tests I also tried "n". The > effect seems the same, except that "n" would explicitly set something off > even if the default was "y" or "m". > > > # CONFIG_APM_RTC_IS_GMT is not set > > > > (this is from 2.5 but you got an idea) > > Yup; thanks. It's always good to have confirmation. > > > > started off with "make oldconfig". > > > > wrong. > > > > cp .config .config.old > > make mrproper > > cp .config.old .config > > I'd done that in one of my variations, but then thought "maybe since it's > from an rpm, it's better *not* to do a mrproper". Thanks for the correction. > > > edit Makefile and set EXTRAVERSION to something different to just use make > > EXTRAVERSION=xxx ... on command line > > Oops; had missed that. > > > do not do it in /usr/src, you will screw up module compilation for vanilla > > mdk kernel. Copy sources somwehere in your home. Do not change order. > > Yeah, I'd seen both "do" and "don't" instructions about doing it in > /usr/src. My mistake was deciding to go the simple route (i.e. no copies), > as outlined in MandrakeUser: > http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/resource/res_aolm-faq.html#4d > > Oops. :) I should've listened to the readme, which warns against this very > thing. > > > Apparently this time I got it just fine. Anyway, you can keep list > > informed just the same :) > > Well, thanks to the list for tolerating what amounts to n00b pollution. I > realize that cooker isn't the place for tutorials, and I very much > appreciate your help and others' tolerance. I try to research things on my > own, but I seem to have reached the limits of what I could do that way. > > Here's where I'm at now: > > I reinstalled cooker from scratch last night, since I wanted to be positive > > that my having done a compile in /usr/src didn't mess things up too much. > Besides, it was time for a clean cooker. > > I followed your steps to the letter. Unfortunately, "make" stops with an > error ("make bzImage", by the way, is what is documented in the readme and > gives the same error as what follows): > > ----- > sched.c: In function `schedule': > sched.c:714: internal compiler error: in merge_assigned_reloads, at > reload1.c:6134 > Please submit a full bug report, > with preprocessed source if appropriate. > See <URL:https://qa.mandrakesoft.com/> for instructions. > make[2]: *** [sched.o] Error 1 > make[1]: *** [first_rule] Error 2 > make: *** [_dir_kernel] Error 2 > ----- > > This is exactly the error that I was getting before my last message. I > haven't changed any settings other than the APM/GMT one, and this is a fresh > install from scratch. > > Of course, these messages just indicate where the problem is, not what it > is. I'd be happy to do some exploring, but I'm wondering if we're just at a > moment in cooker where the kernel can't be compiled? Anyone care to give > hope by saying they've successfully compiled in the last week or so? > > Anyway, there's that. Thanks again for all your time, Andrey. > > - John > > >
