Kernel compilation failed in 5.3-RELEASE
Robert Kot
robkot6 at wp.pl
Mon Nov 15 13:07:11 PST 2004
Hi Don,
>Hi Jarek,
>
> I noticed the original post was signed Robert, are there two people
> working on this or is Jarek another name you go by? Just curious.
Sorry for the confusion, my coworker finished and sent the message
I started :)
> First Advice: don't make changes to /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC.
> Copy GENERIC to some other name and make the changes there.
That's obvious. I did it this way.
> Second Advice: read /usr/src/UPDATING - you may already know this,
> but... - start with the "COMMON ITEMS" section, found towards the
> end. Then work your way backwards from the beginning.
> Also, look at /usr/src/share/examples/etc/make.conf
> or /usr/share/examples/etc/make.conf
> Third Advice: there are too many other places to look for
> information to list. Handbook, FAQ, Release Notes, Errata,
> Installation Guide, Hardware Notes, Installation Notes, Migration
> Guide, etc.
> Your first questions: Sure, it does, if you use it as is. You're
> making changes and there are things you need to do in order for
> those changes to work.
> Second Question: recvsup should probably be re-cvsup, this supposes
> that you did a cvsup of your sources to begin with and something
> was wrong with it. So, do you have cvsup installed? Do you know how
> to use it? Do you know about supfiles and what should be in one?
> I think you need to cvsup your sources and go through the full
> buildworld sequence. I think you're trying to short cut and it's
> biting you in the butt right now.
> Everyone was a beginner at some time.
I will try to check if this file splash_bmp.c isn't corrupted.
John Murphy wrote he was able to build kernel with my
configuration, so it's probably some my local problem, perhaps
indeed with file corruption ? If it fails, I will follow your advices.
Thanks a lot,
Robert
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