On Thu, Dec 20, 2001 at 11:43:43PM +0200, Arto Jantunen wrote:
> Nathan Straz <nstraz@xxxxxxx> writes:
> > I've heard some things about binutils in Debian sid are broken. Check
> > their bug database and the linux-kernel archives for workarounds and
> > fixes.
>
> Not true. The kernel is the one with the bug. The old ld just happened
> to let this through. The new one in Debian sid now doesn't (which is
> correct behaviour, but breaks buggy code, like the kernel). This is
> fixed in one of the 2.4.17-pre's.
Ah, so I see. Okay, Debian sid users that upgraded their binutils
are probably going to have to wait until 2.4.17 is merged into CVS to
compile an XFS kernel from the CVS tree.
Sorry guys. Until then, do your part to find build bugs in the kernel.
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Nate Straz nstraz@xxxxxxx
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