I have not had this compile problem on 2.4.17/jfs 1.0.12 with debian woody.
You might want to have a look at this post on the Jan 2002 debian-test list: http://lists.debian.org/debian-testing/2001/debian-testing-200112/msg00120.html Reading the whole thread is useful though. Gary > I attempted to patch the 2.4.17 kernel with latest version of jfs. > running the following on a debian box: > > patch -p1 /tmp/jfs/jfs-2.4.common-1.0.12-patch > patch -p1 /tmp/jfs/jfs-2.4.17-1.0.12-patch > > both patches applied without error, but upon compiling i received the > error: > <snip> > fs/fs.o(.text.lock+0x920): undefined reference to `local symbols in > discarded section .text.exit' > make[1]: *** [vmlinux] Error 1 > make[1]: Leaving directory > `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.17' > make: *** [stamp-build] Error 2 > > > thinking perhaps the problem was caused by debian patches introduced > into the stock kernel I downloaded the stock kernel from kernel.org. > Here though a stranger problem arose, patch simply froze up and > provided no output even when using the verbose option. I am fairly > new to patching kernels but I have compiled kernels on this box > before without any problems, including 2.4.17. Any assistance would > be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks in advance, > Jesse W. >Hathaway -- Regards, Gary Gaydos _______________________________________________ Jfs-discussion mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www-124.ibm.com/developerworks/oss/mailman/listinfo/jfs-discussion
