[Linux-ia64] Re: Compiling kernel 2.4.17 fails at link stage

Alan Modra
2002-01-04T12:02:51Z

On Mon, Dec 31, 2001 at 08:56:38PM -0600, Krishnakumar B wrote:
>
> I am trying to compile kernel 2.4.17 (with davidm's patches
> linux-2.4.17-ia64-011226) using gcc-3.0.3 and binutils 2.11.92.0.12.3
> 20011121. I get the following error at final kernel link stage:
[snip]
> arch/ia64/kernel/kernel.o(.IA_64.unwind.text.exit+0x0): undefined reference to `local symbols in discarded section .text.exit'

It's a kernel bug exposed by recent binutils. You can either fix the
kernel by making the references weak, or hack around the problem by
adding -fnoinhibit-exec to the ld command line.

Alan