On Thu, Dec 12, 2002 at 05:17:29PM +0000, Dave Love wrote: > Holt Sorenson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > I'm attempting to compile kernel 2.4.20 on a sun ultra 2 using > > gcc-3.0 (3.0.4) from debian gnu/linux sparc woody 3.0r0. > > Don't. Use `egcs64' -- see archives of this list. Does the procedure
ah ha. The magic foo. Thanks! I tried searching the archives but the search function on debian.org didn't return anything useful. I tried things like 'kernel compile' and 'kernel'. > in the kernel section of the Debian FAQ not work? If it doesn't, > please make a bug report. Are you referring to "9.2 What tools does Debian provide to build custom kernels?" I haven't used it. I'm used to my old ways that grew from using slackware. Thanks for pointing me towards a new trick. I'll give it a go and adopt it if I'm happy with the process. I just started using debian-sparc. I have used debian-i386 for quite some time now, so I've had a few very minor bumps including this one as I transition. Thanks for helping me knock one out. > [What's the advantage of that kernel over the latest Debian package > anyway?] 2.4.20 itself may or may not have significant advantages. I didn't work really hard at comparing it to 2.4.18. I'm patching it to support filesystem acls and exploring patching gr-security into it. With patches that aren't part of the mainstream kernel, it has been my experience that using the most recent patch with the most recent kernel is generally a good idea. > > The linux kernel faq > > (http://www.wsinf.edu.pl/doc/doc-linux-html/FAQ/Linux-FAQ-8.html) > > suggests that the linker is using a static libc for linking. > I don't think that's a kernel FAQ, despite the name. Ack. Thanks.
