The "ld" program in binutils-2.10.1.0.7 and in binutils-2.10.91.0.2 now requires "--oformat" instead of "-oformat". This breaks linux-2.4.2-pre3/arch/i386/boot/Makefile. I have attached the fix below. I am running a kernel built with this updated Makefile. -- Adam J. Richter __ ______________ 4880 Stevens Creek Blvd, Suite 104 [EMAIL PROTECTED] \ / San Jose, California 95129-1034 +1 408 261-6630 | g g d r a s i l United States of America fax +1 408 261-6631 "Free Software For The Rest Of Us."
--- linux-2.4.2-pre3/arch/i386/boot/Makefile Mon Dec 20 14:43:39 1999 +++ linux/arch/i386/boot/Makefile Fri Feb 9 15:37:53 2001 @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ $(HOSTCC) $(HOSTCFLAGS) -o $@ $< -I$(TOPDIR)/include bootsect: bootsect.o - $(LD) -Ttext 0x0 -s -oformat binary -o $@ $< + $(LD) -Ttext 0x0 -s --oformat binary -o $@ $< bootsect.o: bootsect.s $(AS) -o $@ $< @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ $(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -traditional $(SVGA_MODE) $(RAMDISK) $< -o $@ bbootsect: bbootsect.o - $(LD) -Ttext 0x0 -s -oformat binary $< -o $@ + $(LD) -Ttext 0x0 -s --oformat binary $< -o $@ bbootsect.o: bbootsect.s $(AS) -o $@ $< @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ $(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -D__BIG_KERNEL__ -traditional $(SVGA_MODE) $(RAMDISK) $< -o $@ setup: setup.o - $(LD) -Ttext 0x0 -s -oformat binary -e begtext -o $@ $< + $(LD) -Ttext 0x0 -s --oformat binary -e begtext -o $@ $< setup.o: setup.s $(AS) -o $@ $< @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ $(CPP) $(CPPFLAGS) -traditional $(SVGA_MODE) $(RAMDISK) $< -o $@ bsetup: bsetup.o - $(LD) -Ttext 0x0 -s -oformat binary -e begtext -o $@ $< + $(LD) -Ttext 0x0 -s --oformat binary -e begtext -o $@ $< bsetup.o: bsetup.s $(AS) -o $@ $<