Smartboy wrote: > On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Bruce Dubbs <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Smartboy wrote: > > I have checked, and went over the build exactly how the book says. > > What book? There are lots of versions. > > > Yet, when > > I try to compile the Linux API headers, I get stuck at make > headers_check > > with the error message: > > "scripts/unifdef.c:209: error: conflicting types for 'getline' > > /usr/include/stdio.h:651: error: previous declaration of > 'getline' was here" > > I did a google search, and it seems that a patch was made for > this, but for > > more recent kernels. You can find the patch here ( > > > http://lkml.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0903.0/01708.html), > but if > > you try to apply it, you should get errors. > > I suggest you read > http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/chapter01/askforhelp.html > > and then re-ask the question. > > You might also provide the results of the script in > http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/view/stable/prologue/hostreqs.html > > > -- Bruce > -- > http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support > FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html > Unsubscribe: See the above information page > > > Sorry about that, I am running Arch Linux with kernel version 2.6.30, > and am using the 6.4 version of the book (current stable). I got it to > work using the link that Justin posted, with a little modification to > the patch. Here is my new patch for it: > > --- scripts/unifdef.c.orig 2008-10-25 15:05:07.000000000 -0700 > +++ scripts/unifdef.c 2009-06-29 21:25:50.000000000 -0700 > @@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ > static void error(const char *); > static int findsym(const char *); > static void flushline(bool); > -static Linetype getline(void); > +static Linetype get_line(void); > static Linetype ifeval(const char **); > static void ignoreoff(void); > static void ignoreon(void); > @@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ > > for (;;) { > linenum++; > - lineval = getline(); > + lineval = get_line(); > trans_table[ifstate[depth]][lineval](); > debug("process %s -> %s depth %d", > linetype_name[lineval], > @@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ > * help from skipcomment(). > */ > static Linetype > -getline(void) > +get_line(void) > { > const char *cp; > int cursym; Cool, you should send your patch over to kernel.org, ([email protected]) so they can review that.
regards, Justin P. Mattock -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
