On Wed, Sep 30, 1998 at 09:10:01PM -0400, brian beuning wrote:
> When I tried to compile ppp v2.3.5 with a 2.0.35 kernel, I got errors
> also. (I don't recall if they are the same as you are getting.)
>
> It turned out, the part of the ppp install that puts the ppp source in
> the kernel source tree checks a version stamp in the files before
> copying them. The 2.0.35 kernel comes with a couple of files which
> are newer (and incompatible with) the files in ppp 2.3.5.
>
> At this point I gave up. I did not need it bad enough to continue.
Too bad. You were nearly there. Overwrite the 2.0.35 kernel
files, they are newer but they are derived from an older version
of ppp. A circumstance not contemplated when the single-dimension
comparison in the installation scripts was designed.
The only other thing you have to do is reverse an inequality
in line 3079 of ppp-2.3.5/linux/ppp.c, build, install, it works
like a champ.
> Brian Beuning
>
> Graham Leggett wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > When the "make kernel" step of the pppd v2.3.5 installation is executed,
> > it makes modifications to the kernel such that the kernel will no longer
> > compile.
> >
> > It can be said that pppd v2.3.5 breaks kernels above v2.0.33 - is anyone
> > aware of the problem, and is anyone likely to fix it?
Everybody who's read this list for more than a month or so is aware
of the problem.
Nobody has posted even a guess, since I've been subscribed, as to
whether anyone is likely to fix it. More's the pity; the fix is
so trivial. Any ppp maintainers listening? Hint, hint?
I'm not aware as to whether the 2.0.36 kernel will introduce any
further difficulties. Perhaps somebody who's had some luck building
against the pre-release might comment.
--
Dan Wilder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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