Re: scripts/unifdef.c:209: error: conflicting types for 'getline'

[Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>]

Justin Mattock wrote:
> Hello;
> I am unable to compile the kernel
> (just did a git pull a few minuets ago);
> here is what I see:
> 
> WARNING: modpost: Found 1 section mismatch(es).
> To see full details build your kernel with:
> 'make CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y'
>   GEN     .version
>   CHK     include/linux/compile.h
>   UPD     include/linux/compile.h
>   CC      init/version.o
>   LD      init/built-in.o
>   LD      .tmp_vmlinux1
>   KSYM    .tmp_kallsyms1.S
>    AS      .tmp_kallsyms1.o
>   LD      .tmp_vmlinux2
>   KSYM    .tmp_kallsyms2.S
>   AS      .tmp_kallsyms2.o
>   CHK     include/linux/version.h
>   HOSTCC  scripts/unifdef
> scripts/unifdef.c:209: error: conflicting types for 'getline'
> /usr/include/stdio.h:651: note: previous declaration of 'getline' was here
> make[2]: *** [scripts/unifdef] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [__headers] Error 2
> make: *** [vmlinux] Error 2
> 
> The only change to .config was:
> 
> SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2 [=y]
> to
> SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2 [=n]
> to see if I can make udev from:
> 
> udev: starting version 137
> [    7.557317] udev: deprecated sysfs layout; update the kernel or disable
> CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED; some udev features will not work correctly
> 
> giving me this message.
> 
> also I did use a CFLAGS when compiling,
> but never received this when doing so for:
> 2.6.29-rc5-00289-g460c133
> 
> any info would be appreciated.

What CFLAGS?  I can't reproduce the problem.


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~Randy