Re: can't compile 2.4.16

[Tony Hoyle <tmh@nothing-on.tv>]

Ben Carrell wrote:

> If you look at the 2.4.17-pre6 changelog you will see:
> 
> - Create __devexit_p() function and use that on  drivers which need it 
> to make it possible to  use newer binutils                (Keith Owens)
> It comes from using the latest binutils, let me guess - you run debian 
> sid? :)  If you wish to compile 2.4.16, you need to downgrade binutils 
> ...or try a pre-patch starting with 2.4.17-pre6
> 
Has this fix been reverted?  It isn't in -pre8 or -rc1.


net/network.o(.text.lock+0x17b8): undefined reference to `local symbols 
in discarded section .text.exit'

It's kind of impossible to compile the kernel at the moment (even the 
CONFIG_HOTPLUG fix mentioned doesn't work).

I tried downgrading binutils & it didn't work.. possibly I didn't go 
back far enough.  What is the newest version that is supposed to work?

Tony