kernel compiling question

[Ben Beeson]

Jeff and Warren,

	For some reason, I had all the rpms you mentioned -- twice.... 
So, I uninstalled and reinstalled them and then everything worked great.  I now
have a new kernel that has been working for a week now.

	Thanks for your help,

Ben 

On Sat, 31 Mar 2001, you wrote:
> Install kernel-headers*.rpm from your Redhat CD.
> 
> You are using Redhat 6.0 right?  If you are trying to build a 2.4 kernel,
> you will need newer kernel headers and upgrade your modutils package for 2.4
> to work properly.  I am not sure if these are available as drop-in RPM's for
> Redhat 6.0.  It may be easier to upgrade to Redhat 7.0.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ben Beeson" <beesond001 at hawaii.rr.com>
> To: "Linux & Unix Advocates & Users" <luau at list.luau.hi.net>
> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 11:53 AM
> Subject: [luau] kernel compiling question
> 
> 
> > Aloha all,
> >
> > I'm trying to build a new kernel.  I downloaded and installed a source
> > rpm and setupthe config file etc.  'make dep' runs OK, but make bzImage
> bombs
> > with the following error:
> >
> > # make bzImage
> > gcc -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -o
> scripts/split-include
> > scripts/split-include.c
> > In file included from /usr/include/errno.h:36,
> >                  from scripts/split-include.c:26:
> > /usr/include/bits/errno.h:25: linux/errno.h: No such file or directory
> > make: *** [scripts/split-include] Error 1
> > #
> >
> > Now I think this means that make is looking for files to include and is
> not
> > finding them in the directory it thinks they should be in.  I have tried
> > editing the 'makefile' by adding '-I/usr/src/linux/include' and other
> paths to
> > the CFLAGS  macro definition to no avail.  Whatever I try, I get this same
> > error.
> >
> > Any clues as to where else I should look???
> >
> > Mahalos in advance,
> >
> > Ben
> >
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