Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 15 Dec 2001 11:45:05 -0500 | Subject | Re: can't compile 2.4.16 | From | "Michael P. Soulier" <> |
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On 14/12/01 Ben Carrell did speaketh:
> If you look at the 2.4.17-pre6 changelog you will see: > > - Create __devexit_p() function and use that on > drivers which need it to make it possible to > use newer binutils (Keith Owens) > > It comes from using the latest binutils, let me guess - you run debian > sid? :) If you wish to compile 2.4.16, you need to downgrade binutils > ...or try a pre-patch starting with 2.4.17-pre6
Someone on the Debian list mentioned that enabling CONFIG_HOTPLUG work fix the problem too, and it did. So, the kernel is a little bigger than desired, but no biggy.
Mike [unhandled content-type:application/pgp-signature] | |