We recently heard Collins Richey emote:
> Others have reported errors, too.
>
> 1). When I tried it, I got errors in compiling the NFS code. I'm using a
> config file from near the dawn of time, and of course I've been compiling
> NFS all along, even though I don't use it. Success without NFS.
So, "make oldconfig" doesn't update your config file with new config
options? Bummer.
> 2). Well, almost success. All prior kernels have compile with the
> appropriate march=i586 for my machine K6/II), but this beast picked
> march=I686 all on it's own, and of course the kernel won't boot on my
> machine. I don't know whether this is a glitch, or by design. I guess
> I'll have to sift through the archives to find how to set march properly,
> unless some kind soul would like to post the commands. Something like
> 'export CFLAGS=????', but I forget.
Th K6 wants, um, -march=k6 and/or -mcpu=k6, so you could try
# export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -march=k6 -mcpu=k6"
But you'd be better off specifying the CPU type using the kernel's
configuration language.
Kurt
--
design, v.:
What you regret not doing later on.
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