I don't know what kind of search I did before, but I found now some recent relevant posts about it. Thanks.
BTW, do I have to use BitKeeper to download the 2.5 kernel tree? Thanks again for posting so fast, Regards, Ricardo Diz > The 2.6 kernel has not been ported to 8xx yet. If you look back over the > past few days on this list you'll see that a lot of work is being done > right > now on the 2.5 kernel, so hopefully we'll have 2.6 soon. But for now if > you > need a reliable kernel you need to stick with 2.4 > > Mark Chambers > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <rdiz at alumni.deec.uc.pt> > To: <linuxppc-embedded at lists.linuxppc.org> > Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 11:19 AM > Subject: Compiling kernel 2.6.7-rc1 for 8xx > > >> >> Hi there, >> >> I'm trying to compile kernel 2.6.7-rc1 for a Motorola 860T misc board. >> As >> of now, I've also tried compiling 2.6.6, 2.6.5, the latest BenH 2.6 >> Development kernel and the latest Yellow Dog's latest kernel. All came >> down to compile errors, and I'm now focusing on solving the problem for >> 2.6.7-rc1. >> >> So, I'm getting errors when the compilation reaches file >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c . Here is some of the output: >> >> -------------------- >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c:86: warning: type defaults to `int' in >> declaration >> of `DECLARE_TASK_QUEUE' >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c:86: warning: parameter names (without types) in >> function declaration >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c: In function `serial_console_device': >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c:149: storage class specified for parameter > `rs_table' >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c:149: parameter `rs_table' is initialized >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c:151: warning: braces around scalar initializer >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c:151: warning: (near initialization for >> `rs_table') >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c:151: warning: excess elements in scalar >> initializer >> >> ... >> >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c:185: field `tqueue' has incomplete type >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c:186: field `tqueue_hangup' has incomplete type >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c:202: warning: structure defined inside parms >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c:202: storage class specified for parameter >> `ser_info_t' >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c:204: storage class specified for parameter > `sercons' >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c:204: parameter `sercons' is initialized >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c:213: parse error before `*' >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c:213: storage class specified for parameter >> `change_speed' >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c:213: warning: function declaration isn't a > prototype >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c:214: storage class specified for parameter >> `rs_8xx_wait_until_sent' >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c:216: parse error before `*' >> arch/ppc/8xx_io/uart.c:218: storage class specified for parameter >> `serial_paranoia_check' >> -------------------- >> >> I subtracted some lines (...) that show warnings in the struct rs_table, >> as there was one already declared (I didn't found it). When I compare >> the >> uart.c file for 8xx with the one for 8260, I find that this structure is >> the same, and no errors were found when compiling for it. >> >> I'm trying to follow the errors, but I didn't found a link between the >> structure rs_table and serial_console_device (where these warnings >> start). >> >> Has anyone sucessfully compiled the kernel for 8xx PowerPC yet? >> >> Any help would be apreciated, >> Regards, >> Ricardo Diz >> >> >> > > ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
