Re: [linux 2.6.3] [gcc 3.3.3] compile errors

Randy.Dunlap
2004-02-23T15:50:07Z

On Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:31:47 +0100 mjl <malet.jean-luc@laposte.net> wrote:

| hello please cc me since I'm not a member
| all my builds fails with this error
|
| In file included from ../include/swab.h:20,
| from ../include/misc.h:12,
| from io.c:21:
| /usr/include/linux/byteorder/swab.h:133: error: syntax error before "__u16"
| /usr/include/linux/byteorder/swab.h:146: error: syntax error before "__u32"

You are using userspace headers for building the kernel.
Maybe you have a symbolic link from linux/include/asm to the
userspace headers. If so, Don't Do That.
In any case, don't use userspace headers to build the kernel.

| make[1]: *** [io.o] Error 1
| make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/sorcery/reiserfsprogs-3.6.13/lib'
| make: *** [all-recursive] Error 1
|
|
| I looked into the source and the line is
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| static __inline__ __attribute_const__ __u16 __fswab16(__u16 x)
| {
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|
| which don't looks bad ......

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~Randy