Compilation error with Kernels 2.4.16 && 2.5.X

Compilation error with Kernels 2.4.16 && 2.5.X

[real]

drivers/char/char.o(.data+0x46b4): undefined reference to `local symbols 
in discarded section .text.exit'
drivers/net/net.o(.data+0xbb4): undefined reference to `local symbols in 
discarded section .text.exit'
drivers/sound/sounddrivers.o(.data+0xb4): undefined reference to `local 
symbols in discarded section .text.exit'
drivers/usb/usbdrv.o(.data+0x234): undefined reference to `local symbols 
in discarded section .text.exit'
make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1

Re: Compilation error with Kernels 2.4.16 && 2.5.X

[safemode]

On Mon, 2001-12-03 at 09:54, real wrote:
> drivers/char/char.o(.data+0x46b4): undefined reference to `local symbols 
> in discarded section .text.exit'
> drivers/net/net.o(.data+0xbb4): undefined reference to `local symbols in 
> discarded section .text.exit'
> drivers/sound/sounddrivers.o(.data+0xb4): undefined reference to `local 
> symbols in discarded section .text.exit'
> drivers/usb/usbdrv.o(.data+0x234): undefined reference to `local symbols 
> in discarded section .text.exit'
> make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1

Same here.  How many other people are finding this to be a problem?   
same problem with 2.4.17-pre2  

Re: Compilation error with Kernels 2.4.16 && 2.5.X

[Daniel T. Chen]

Upon further investigation this is related to the specific version of
binutils used in linking the kernel after compilation. Please see
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=122179&repeatmerged=yes
for more details. Additionally, not all kernel .configs will trigger
it. The USB segment is definitely in a common point, though. 2.2 kernels
don't seem to exhibit it; but any 2.4 with certain .configs will.

---
Dan Chen                 crimsun@email.unc.edu
GPG key: www.cs.unc.edu/~chenda/pubkey.gpg.asc

On 4 Dec 2001, safemode wrote:

> On Mon, 2001-12-03 at 09:54, real wrote:
> > drivers/char/char.o(.data+0x46b4): undefined reference to `local symbols 
> > in discarded section .text.exit'
> > drivers/net/net.o(.data+0xbb4): undefined reference to `local symbols in 
> > discarded section .text.exit'
> > drivers/sound/sounddrivers.o(.data+0xb4): undefined reference to `local 
> > symbols in discarded section .text.exit'
> > drivers/usb/usbdrv.o(.data+0x234): undefined reference to `local symbols 
> > in discarded section .text.exit'
> > make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1
> 
> Same here.  How many other people are finding this to be a problem?   
> same problem with 2.4.17-pre2  

Re: Compilation error with Kernels 2.4.16 && 2.5.X

[Ben Carrell]

That would explain why I could compile fine when 2.4.16 was released, 
but not now....Thanks -- anytime frame you know of for a fix?

-Ben Carrell
ben@xmission.com

Daniel T. Chen wrote:

>Upon further investigation this is related to the specific version of
>binutils used in linking the kernel after compilation. Please see
>http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=122179&repeatmerged=yes
>for more details. Additionally, not all kernel .configs will trigger
>it. The USB segment is definitely in a common point, though. 2.2 kernels
>don't seem to exhibit it; but any 2.4 with certain .configs will.
>
>---
>Dan Chen                 crimsun@email.unc.edu
>GPG key: www.cs.unc.edu/~chenda/pubkey.gpg.asc
>
>On 4 Dec 2001, safemode wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 2001-12-03 at 09:54, real wrote:
>>
>>>drivers/char/char.o(.data+0x46b4): undefined reference to `local symbols 
>>>in discarded section .text.exit'
>>>drivers/net/net.o(.data+0xbb4): undefined reference to `local symbols in 
>>>discarded section .text.exit'
>>>drivers/sound/sounddrivers.o(.data+0xb4): undefined reference to `local 
>>>symbols in discarded section .text.exit'
>>>drivers/usb/usbdrv.o(.data+0x234): undefined reference to `local symbols 
>>>in discarded section .text.exit'
>>>make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1
>>>
>>Same here.  How many other people are finding this to be a problem?   
>>same problem with 2.4.17-pre2  
>>
>
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Re: Compilation error with Kernels 2.4.16 && 2.5.X

[Daniel T. Chen]

The Debian binutils maintainer is aware and abreadst of the situation; a
fix is imminent.

---
Dan Chen                 crimsun@email.unc.edu
GPG key: www.cs.unc.edu/~chenda/pubkey.gpg.asc

On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Ben Carrell wrote:

> That would explain why I could compile fine when 2.4.16 was released, 
> but not now....Thanks -- anytime frame you know of for a fix?
> 
> -Ben Carrell
> ben@xmission.com