RE: kernel 2.5.19 on an alpha

I am not able to right now check out this kernel revision on an alpha, but
I'd like to say the following:

1.Questions like yours are best suited just to the two kernel lists. The
persons you also sent them to will probably direct them to /dev/null.

2.What is it that you need 2.5.19 for that 2.5.15 can't do for you?

3.If you are in such a hurry to use an experimental kernel, you'll probably
be required to be able to hack the kernel yourself.

4.Have you looked into the bus.c file to check out what might be the problem
that triggers this: (with these errors the problems ought to be easy to
spot)

bus.c: At top level:
bus.c:114: parse error before `bus_init'
bus.c:115: warning: return type defaults to `int'
bus.c:120: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of `core_initcall'

5.Have you made sure that your Linux platform is updated according to the
Changes file?

Just a few pointers,

Peter

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Oliver Pitzeier [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: 31. maj 2002 10:08
> To: [email protected]; 'linux-kernel'
> Cc: [email protected]; [email protected]; 'Ivan 
> Kokshaysky'
> Subject: RE: kernel 2.5.19 on an alpha
> 
> 
> PLS HELP ME!
> 
> -Oliver
> 
> > Hi volks/Linus/Alan/Ivan! :o)
> > 
> > I tried to compile kernel 2.5.19 on an alpha.
> > 
> > Can someone help me? I had the same problem already with 
> > kernel 2.5.18. Kernel 2.5.15 works well. Everything above _not_.
> > 
> > Please help!!! Thanks!
> > 
> > While trying to compile 2.5.19, this happens:
> > <snip>
> > make[2]: Entering directory `/root/linux-2.5.19/drivers/base' 
> > gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/root/linux-2.5.19/include -Wall 
> > -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer 
> > -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -pipe -mno-fp-regs -ffixed-8 
> > -mcpu=ev5 -Wa,-mev6 -DKBUILD_BASENAME=bus -DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c 
> > -o bus.o bus.c In file included from 
> > /root/linux-2.5.19/include/linux/thread_info.h:10,
> >                  from /root/linux-2.5.19/include/linux/spinlock.h:7,
> >                  from /root/linux-2.5.19/include/linux/tqueue.h:16,
> >                  from /root/linux-2.5.19/include/linux/sched.h:10,
> >                  from /root/linux-2.5.19/include/linux/device.h:30,
> >                  from bus.c:12:
> > /root/linux-2.5.19/include/linux/bitops.h: In function
> > `get_bitmask_order':
> > /root/linux-2.5.19/include/linux/bitops.h:77: warning: 
> > implicit declaration of function `fls'
> > bus.c: At top level:
> > bus.c:114: parse error before `bus_init'
> > bus.c:115: warning: return type defaults to `int'
> > bus.c:120: warning: type defaults to `int' in declaration of 
> > `core_initcall'
> > bus.c:120: warning: parameter names (without types) in 
> > function declaration
> > bus.c:120: warning: data definition has no type or storage class
> > make[2]: *** [bus.o] Error 1
> > make[2]: Leaving directory `/root/linux-2.5.19/drivers/base'
> > make[1]: *** [_subdir_base] Error 2
> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/root/linux-2.5.19/drivers'
> > make: *** [drivers] Error 2
> > <snip>
> > 
> > Best regards,
> >   Greetz to the community,
> >     Oliver
> >