Re: 2.6.12-rc2 compile error in drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>]

On Tue, Apr 05, 2005 at 10:54:09AM +0200, Ben Castricum wrote:
> 
> 2.6.12-rc1 compiles and runs perfectly.
> 
> gcc version 2.95.3 20010315 (release)
> 
>   CC [M]  drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.o
> In file included from drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c:63:
> include/linux/usb_cdc.h:117: field `bDetailData' has incomplete type
> make[3]: *** [drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.o] Error 1
> make[2]: *** [drivers/usb/class] Error 2
> make[1]: *** [drivers/usb] Error 2
> make: *** [drivers] Error 2


That's a known problem already fixed in -mm.


> I also get several warnings while compiling the kernel:
> 
> 
>   CC      fs/quota_v2.o
> fs/quota_v2.c: In function `v2_write_dquot':
> fs/quota_v2.c:399: warning: unknown conversion type character `z' in
> format
> fs/quota_v2.c:399: warning: too many arguments for format
> 
>   CC [M]  drivers/acpi/processor_idle.o
> drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c: In function
> `acpi_processor_power_seq_show':
> drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c:868: warning: unknown conversion type
> character `z' in format
> drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c:868: warning: too many arguments for format
> drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c:899: warning: unknown conversion type
> character `z' in format
> drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c:899: warning: too many arguments for format
> drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c:906: warning: unknown conversion type
> character `z' in format
> drivers/acpi/processor_idle.c:906: warning: too many arguments for format
>...


These are warnings that only occur with gcc 2.95 and that can safely be
ignored.


> Hope this helps,
> Ben


cu
Adrian

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