According to Karl F. Larsen: While burning my CPU.
>
> On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, Brian wrote:
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> } I loaded Red Hat 5.2 with 2.0.36 onto a hard-drive
>
> Very good.
>
> }
> } patched ax25-2.0.31-2.1.47-2.diff
> }
> You didn't need to do this. I'm not sure it hurts but it might.
> Don't worry about it now.
>
You dont need to worry,????? i would and i can assure you he needs to also.
By using the patch Brian has corrupted his "KERNEL SOURCE".
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>
> } make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.0.36/net/ax25'
> } gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-2.0.36/include -Wall
> } -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-poi
> } nter -fno-strength-reduce -pipe -m386 -DCPU=386 -DMODVERSIONS
> } -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c af_ax25.c
> } af_ax25.c:2376: macro `_basic_version' used with just one arg
> } make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.0.36/net'
> } make: *** [linuxsubdirs] Error 2
> }
> } It sure seemed to complain while I ran the patch, and supposed maybe
> } with 2.0.36 the patch wasn't needed, so re-ran the compile without
> } running the patch...same results.
> }
> } Any ideas?
> }
>
> Yes, you need to FTP to the Red Hat people at contrib.redhat.com
> and in the /libc6/i386/ directory find the file ax25-util.....rpm that is
> there. Install the rpm file and your all set.
This has absolutly no relation to the problem here, the errors above are
from a kernel compile and not from the ax25-utilitys..
>
> The problem is that Red Hat 5.2 uses the newer libc6 and what your
> trying to compile needs some patches to compile properly. This is a much
> easier approach.
>
Not for a kernel compile..
Like The other chappie said DO NOT PATCH THE KERNEL, we are talking kernel
source here..
To solve this problem, delete the whole kernel source tree and start again.
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>
> } Brian
> } N5BA
> }
>
> Best wishes
>
> - Karl F. Larsen, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (505) 524-3303 -
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Regards Richard.
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