On Sun, 4 Apr 1999, Mike Bilow wrote:

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} Mike Werner wrote in a message to Mike Bilow:
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}  MW> Karl: Reread the error message he sent (relevant section
}  MW> pointed out below) - it is *not* a kernel source problem. 
}  MW> He is missing as86 - that is not part of the kernel source. 
}  MW> It is an assembler program, and as such would be part of a
}  MW> different package.  In Debian it's in the bin86 package, in
}  MW> Slackware it's in the binutils package in diskset d1.  I
}  MW> don't know where Red Hat puts it, but I'd imagine it'll be
}  MW> in the vincinity of gcc and the like.  I understand you want
}  MW> to help, but at least *read* the error messages people send.
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} Your diagnosis is correct, and I believe the 16-bit assembler "as86" is in what
} both Red Hat and Debian call the "bin86" package.  Ironically, this same
} dependency error also affects Debian, and I own the bug (35449) on it.
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} The solution is to manually install the "bin86" package.

        Just a minute. I have never manually installed any bin86 and I
have compiled kernels that have all the ax25-utils set and I get a clean
compile. I am using Red Hat version 5.2 and the *real* kernel tree, not
the one Red Hat sends with it. 

        Why do I not get the errors?

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} -- Mike
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