Re: 2.6.9 won't compile

[Robert Hancock <hancockr@shaw.ca>]

Pedro Mullor Jiménez wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> I downloaded version 2.6.9 of the kernel from kernel.org
> I went throught menuconfig, importing the configuration of my current
> 2.6.15-28-686.
> 
> I then tried to compile it but the compilation exits with an error
> (below).
> 
> I also tried to do make mrproper, got rid of the .config file, made
> menuconfig again without importing anything, and when compiling it
> failed again.
> 
> The reason for me to use this kernel is because I have a VIA VT82C
> 693A/598/686 chipset and I suffer from perf problems (which google says
> only happen since 2.6.10).
> 
> Might I request to be personally CC'ed in the answers/comments posted in
> response to this post ?

Your compiler is probably too new to be able to compile 2.6.9. You'd 
likely be better off trying the latest kernels and making a detailed 
report of the problems you're having with it..

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