From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 13:42:12 -0700 From: Cort Dougan To: Andreas Cc: Linux -Dev Subject: Re: 2.3.25 builds Message-ID: <19991103134212.A28448@chimaera.ppc.kernel.org> References: <381F63A2.BE4A2AD7@schweiz.ch> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <381F63A2.BE4A2AD7@schweiz.ch>; from Andreas on Tue, Nov 02, 1999 at 11:20:22PM +0100 Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: The next release should build for PPC. There were some swap changes that had to be cleaned up. The Linus 2.3.x trees are now nearly up-to-date with my tree so it shouldn't be released with ppc broken as often now. } Hi all, } sitting here and try to build a 2.3.25 for PPC. No success. The same } with 2.3.23/24. 2.3.23 worked except I had horrible amounts of Ram (2GB } iso 80MB). Was to late to figure out the 2.3.24 the 2.3.25 was already } out. So I tried this one. } In the beginning not much luck, got some steps further when applying the } fbmem patch mentioned on this list the earlier the day. (ramdisk support } was disabled from beginning). } Later I struggled about pieces in memory.c; pte is not member of.... Ok, } I found some hints, but as a newbie I saw that there are too many things } included. Diff showed me too many things changed. So, Paul, Cort, are } you already aware of? } } Another major question I have, what is the 'deciding fact' for releasing } a new dev kernel? Only one or two/three arch's working? I noticed that a } few people had also problems building 2.3.25. ( Intel camp) Or, is it } only the number count? (25 is better than 24?) } Sorry, this is a bit cynic. But on the 2.2.x I see that there are up to } at least xy pre's before a new Kernel is released. } } This mail is NOT meant as a blame, but I don't know how to treat such } quick changes on the kernel side. Do I have to wait for a working kernel } x steps behind the offical kernel? } Yeah, I know I don't have to, I should contribute .... If I can.... } As said, what is the aim of releasing kernels in such short time stamps? } } Regards & thanks for Linux (I still prefer it to MacOS9) } } Andreas ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/