Hello, Buildtool compiles the kernel with gcc-3.x instead of gcc-2.95 nowadays, that's why kgcc isn't necessary anymore.
Because of this you also have to use the kernel modules that are compiled with buildtool. You can't mix gcc-2.95 and gcc-3.x kernel modules, that's probably why you get a panic with the ide modules. If you tweak the kernel settings and only add or remove kernel modules in the config (selecting "m"), then the kernel would be the same size and only new modules are created or removed. There is a lot information about building kernels on the internet. Buildtool (the kernel building part) automates the process of kernel building by applying the correct patches, config, compiling and compressing it and creates the modules package. Buildtool is almost in a state that it can build all the Bering- uClibc packages and will be used for the next version(s) of Bering- uClibc. Eric Spakman > How does one go about building a working kernel? I ran: > > ./buildtool.pl build kernel > > I then tried booting both bzimage-2.4.26 and bzimage-2.4.26-upx and > both gave me oops/kernel panics after initializing the IDE controller > is seems. > > ./buildtool.pl describe says kgcc is required to build a kernel. But > that doesn't seem to be the case because I built my first kernel > without it. > > I can tweak kernel settings using make menuconfig but I only end up > producing new modules (or removing them). My kernels are always the > same size no matter what I do with .config: > > 595,223 bzimage-2.4.26 > 515,363 bzimage-2.4.26-upx > > There isn't any documentation on building a kernel, or is there? Is > buildtool still experimental? > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > All your favorites on one personal page – Try My Yahoo! > http://my.yahoo.com > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting > Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time > by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. > Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > leaf-user mailing list: leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user > SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. Export to DOC, XLS, RTF, etc. Download a FREE copy at http://www.intelliview.com/go/osdn_nl ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user SR FAQ: http://leaf-project.org/pub/doc/docmanager/docid_1891.html
