Messages in this thread |  | | From | "Rob Turk" <> | Subject | Re: Linux FSCP (Frequently Submitted Compilation Problems)? (was: Re: Loop.c File !!!!) | Date | Fri, 23 Nov 2001 08:10:14 +0100 |
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"Richard Gooch" <rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca> wrote in message news:cistron.200111230116.fAN1G8p04152@vindaloo.ras.ucalgary.ca... > Andreas Dilger writes: > > On Nov 23, 2001 11:03 +1100, Stuart Young wrote: > > > >Something along the lines of 'Your kernel failed to build. Check > > > >www.where-ever-the-buglist-is.org for known issues with your kernel. Post > > > >your problem on the kernel list if this is not a FRB'. Is this something > > > >that can be done easily? > > > > > > At the bottom of the file, have ANOTHER link to a generic FAQ about > > > compilation problems (which covers all the major things like forgetting to > > > install an assembler, the broken old build stuff, 'make dep' before > > > compiling modules, etc). The FAQ could be on the kernel mirrors as well > > > (and I don't see why not, as this is all kernel related, and definitely a > > > resource that needs to be in more than one place). > > > > Yes!!!! Anything to reduce the number of repeat problems reported > > is good in my books. It might also hold a pointer to Linus' (or > > Marcello's) -pre patch area, with a warning that they are not for > > everyone. > > Well, the FAQ is supposed to answer these questions. There's a whole > section on compile problems. Do we need another FAQ? >
No, we do not need another FAQ. But we could certainly use a few more *pointers* to the existing ones.
Rob
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