Re: Linux v2.5.54

Paolo Ciarrocchi
2003-01-04T13:58:22Z

From: Kasper Dupont <kasperd@daimi.au.dk>
> Paolo Ciarrocchi wrote:
> >
> > From: Kasper Dupont <kasperd@daimi.au.dk>
> > [...]
> > > > arch/i386/kernel/vm86.c:289: structure has no member named `saved_gs'
> > > > make[1]: *** [arch/i386/kernel/vm86.o] Error 1
> > > > make: *** [arch/i386/kernel] Error 2
> > >
> > > Doesn't happen to me. Maybe I can reproduce it if I get a copy of
> > > your .config file. And BTW, which gcc version are you using?
> >
> > [root@frodo linux-2.5.53]# gcc -v
> > Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i586-mandrake-linux-gnu/3.2/specs
> > Configured with: ../configure --prefix=/usr --libdir=/usr/lib --with-slibdir=/lib --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --disable-checking --enable-long-long --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-languages=c,c++,ada,f77,objc,java --host=i586-mandrake-linux-gnu --with-system-zlib
> > Thread model: posix
> > gcc version 3.2 (Mandrake Linux 9.0 3.2-1mdk)
>
> I'm using a different compiler version. That might be related to
> the problem:
>
> [kasperd:pts/0:/mnt/misc/kasperd/test/linux-2.5.54] gcc -v
> Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i386-redhat-linux/2.96/specs
> gcc version 2.96 20000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.3 2.96-110)
> [kasperd:pts/0:/mnt/misc/kasperd/test/linux-2.5.54]
>
> >
> > And here it goes my .config.
>
> The FB_I810 option was missing, but if I just set that one to no
> I could compile without problems using your .config file.
>
> How many versions do you have to go backwards to find a kernel
> you can compile?

Just one :-) 2.5.53 is happily running on my laptop.
I think I've compiled and booted all the kernel version
since 2.5.3something.

Ciao,
Paolo

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