Re: compile quirk linux-2.6.24 (with workaround)

[Josh Boyer <jwboyer@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 10:51:21 +0100
Sven Luther <sven@powerlinux.fr> wrote:

> On Sun, Feb 03, 2008 at 05:29:05PM +0100, Bernhard Reiter wrote:
> > Dear linux powerpc Maintainers and Users,
> > 
> > recently I have tried to compile a new kernel on a Debian sarge ppc
> > system (PowerBook5,6 MacRISC3 Power Macintosh).
> 
> This is a G4 based system.
> 
> > The build system bailed out with
> >        BOOTCC  arch/powerpc/boot/4xx.o
> >         cc1: error: bad value (440) for -mcpu= switch
> >         make[1]: *** [arch/powerpc/boot/4xx.o] Fehler 1
> > 
> > I have tracked this a few steps and the attached patch made the compile for me
> > as my compiler gcc-Version 3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-13) 
> > cannot produce code for 4xx it seems.
> 
> You should normally not need to build the 4xx bootloader part. Make sure
> that, i don't know why this happens. Can you look into
> arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile, to see what option enables the 4xx build,
> and make sure it is disabled in the main config ?

That's not true.  All the wrapper bits are built for every board always.

josh