Re: Linux 2.6.8-rc2

Gene Heskett
2004-07-18T13:49:30Z

On Sunday 18 July 2004 08:51, Otto Meier wrote:
>Compiling Linux 2.6.8-rc2 I get the following error:
>
> SPLIT include/linux/autoconf.h -> include/config/*
>make[1]: >>arch/i386/kernel/asm-offsets.s<< ist bereits
> aktualisiert. CHK include/linux/compile.h
> GZIP kernel/config_data.gz
> IKCFG kernel/config_data.h
> CC kernel/configs.o
> LD kernel/built-in.o
> CC drivers/video/console/fbcon.o
>drivers/video/console/fbcon.c: In function `accel_putcs':
>drivers/video/console/fbcon.c:489: warning: unused variable `dst0'
>drivers/video/console/fbcon.c:472: warning: `move_unaligned' might
> be used uninitialized in this function
> drivers/video/console/fbcon.c:475: warning: `move_aligned' might be
> used uninitialized in this function drivers/video/console/fbcon.c:
> In function `fbcon_startup': drivers/video/console/fbcon.c:733:
> error: `cursor_timer' undeclared (first use in this function)
> drivers/video/console/fbcon.c:733: error: (Each undeclared
> identifier is reported only once drivers/video/console/fbcon.c:733:
> error: for each function it appears in.)
> drivers/video/console/fbcon.c: In function `fbcon_init':
>drivers/video/console/fbcon.c:795: error: `SCROLL_YNOMOVE'
> undeclared (first use in this function)
> drivers/video/console/fbcon.c:797: error: `SCROLL_YREDRAW'
> undeclared (first use in this function)
> drivers/video/console/fbcon.c:748: warning: unused variable `cap'
> drivers/video/console/fbcon.c: In function `fbcon_scroll':
>drivers/video/console/fbcon.c:1601: error: `__SCROLL_YMASK'
> undeclared (first use in this function)
> drivers/video/console/fbcon.c:1602: error: `__SCROLL_YMOVE'
> undeclared (first use in this function)
> drivers/video/console/fbcon.c:1609: error: `__SCROLL_YWRAP'
> undeclared (first use in this function) make[3]: ***
> [drivers/video/console/fbcon.o] Fehler 1
>make[2]: *** [drivers/video/console] Fehler 2
>make[1]: *** [drivers/video] Fehler 2
>make: *** [drivers] Fehler 2
>
>
>Any Idea?
>
I've had similar problems several times when I started with the .bz2
archives, and often a nukeing and re-unpacking fixed it. I've not
had any such problems since I began dl'ing only the .gz files.
Methinks bzip2 still has the potential to get the hiccups from time
to time on certain data sequences.

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