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    SubjectRe: build failure in 2.4.20
    On Mon, Dec 09, 2002 at 10:22:29AM -0500, David Ronis wrote:
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    > I've been trying to upgrade my kernel from 2.4.19 to 2.4.20 on a
    > linux-i686-gnu box [I use gcc-2.95.3, GNU ld version 2.13, GNU
    > assembler 2.13].
    >
    > I first tried patching the kernel sources, reran xconfig and then
    >
    > make bzImage && make modules && make modules install
    >
    > The build died in the make modules step, in the ppp driver tree
    > complaining about not finding zlib.c.
    >
    > I deleted the source tree and started again with a full 2.4.20
    > tarball. After configureing, I ran
    >
    > make dep && make clean && make bzImage && make modules && make modules install
    >
    > and get:
    >...
    > -o vmlinux
    > drivers/net/net.o(.data+0xd4): undefined reference to `local symbols in discarded section .text.exit'
    > make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1
    >
    >
    > It sounds like this is a problem with ld or as, but I'm not sure. Any
    > suggestions?
    >...
    > Here's my .config file
    >...
    > CONFIG_M686FXSR=y
    >...

    This doesn't look right, it should be CONFIG_M686. Did you apply any
    patches against the "full 2.4.20 tarball" after you unpackaged it or did
    you accidentially send the wrong .config?

    cu
    Adrian

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