On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 12:58 AM, <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>
> Hello Jack,
> I didn't make any changes as part of make menuconfig. I thought all the
> FCoE related code would be enabled.
>
> Following is the error I got when I executed make.
>
> [r...@rhel linux-2.6.29]# make
> scripts/kconfig/conf -s arch/x86/Kconfig
> CHK include/linux/version.h
> UPD include/linux/version.h
> CHK include/linux/utsrelease.h
> UPD include/linux/utsrelease.h
> SYMLINK include/asm -> include/asm-x86
> CC kernel/bounds.s
> In file included from include/linux/compiler-gcc.h:86,
> from include/linux/compiler.h:40,
> from include/linux/stddef.h:4,
> from include/linux/posix_types.h:4,
> from include/linux/types.h:11,
> from include/linux/page-flags.h:8,
> from kernel/bounds.c:9:
> include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h:7:3: error: #error Your version of gcc
> miscompiles the __weak directive
> make[1]: *** [kernel/bounds.s] Error 1
> make: *** [prepare0] Error 2
>
> Cheers,
> -Praveen
This is a known error. gcc 4.1.{0,1} will inline the weak function, if the
caller is in the same compilation unit. This error does not to do anything
with FCoE. Googling would have given the right answer. Refer to ,
http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27781
-Karthik
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Morgan, Jack EX
> > Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:01 PM
> > To: Morab, Praveen; [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Open-FCoE] GCC version for 2.6.29
> >
> > Praveen,
> >
> > gcc version 4.1.1 should work. Most of the time when I'm not
> > able to get a kernel to compile, it's due a .config conflict.
> > Meaning, I didn't enabled or disabled something in the
> > kernel. If this isn't the case for you, please post the error
> > messages you are seeing.
> >
> >
> > Have a wonderful day,
> > Jack Morgan
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >From: [email protected]
> > [mailto:[email protected]] On
> > >Behalf Of [email protected]
> > >Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 2:16 AM
> > >To: [email protected]
> > >Subject: [Open-FCoE] GCC version for 2.6.29
> > >
> > >Hello Everyone,
> > >I downloaded linux kernel 2.6.29, since the open-fcoe code is part of
> > >linux kernel.
> > >
> > >I am not able to compile with gcc I have, i.e gcc version
> > 4.1.1 20070105
> > >(Red Hat 4.1.1-52)
> > >
> > >I am trying to build it on Linux RHEL 2.6.18-8.el5 #1 SMP...
> > >
> > >So, whats the required gcc version to compile 2.6.29 kernel ?
> > >
> > >Please let me know.
> > >
> > >Cheers,
> > >-Prave
>
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