From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Alex Williamson Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 15:48:15 +0000 Subject: Re: Newbie: General Complile Issues Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 08:19, Dan Am wrote: > Hi, > sorry to to bother the gurus with mere admin view questions. I got hold of a > zx6000 with RHAS 2.1, got the book and I am taking her out for a spin, so to > speak. > Here goes: > > 1. Which is the "correct" source ? Kernel Org or bkbits ? Either, for 2.4 make sure you have Bjorn's patch or use his bk tree (linux-ia64-2.4). For 2.6, you don't need the ia64 patch, but, see next answer. > 2. Will the 2.6-test1 that I am using (compiling now with gcc3.1 from hpl) not > run ? test9 definitely works, via kernel.org, standard bk or ia64 bk. Unless you really need test1, I'd go with the latest. I don't remember how well test1 worked. > 3. There is talk of "Mosberger Patches" : Are those required ? Where can they > be found ? > For 2.4, yes, but they're now Bjorn patches. They are not required for 2.6. You can find them all here: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/ports/ia64/ > Thanks a million for bothering. Of course, if there is a FAQ on those q's, or > a better list, I'd be reading that. Grateful for a pointer in that case. > You might want to check http://www.gelato.org, there's some useful information there. Thanks, Alex -- Alex Williamson HP Linux & Open Source Lab