From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2003 18:05:15 -0900 From: Ethan Benson To: linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org Subject: Re: setting altivec in .config? Message-ID: <20031123030515.GE29641@plato.local.lan> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: On Sat, Nov 22, 2003 at 09:51:15PM -0500, Stefan Jeglinski wrote: > > I wrote: > > >I've noticed in the last couple benh kernels that I cannot set > >altivec to yes or no in the config using xconfig or menuconfig, and > >that there is no mention of it in the .config file. Also when exiting > >xconfig, an error is thrown trying to write CONFIG_ALTIVEC. It's all > >consistent, but what's going on - should it be this way or am I > >missing the obvious? I can compile, but when I'm building mol it > >detects the kernel as noav, which feeds my suspicions. > > > >I'm currently on 2.4.23-pre5-ben0, old world, with a G4/800 Sonnet > >upgrade card. > > Several things: > > a) rsync.penguinppc.org is not a good mirror. why not? other then the patch files on kernel.org penguinppc is the cononical home for benh's rsync tree. its not a mirror at all, benh pushes directly to penguinppc. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/ ** Sent via the linuxppc-dev mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/