Re: linux 2.4xfs + freeswan 1.95

[Lionel DARNIS <xfs@esnaola.org>]

I'm so surprise 'cause I use the newer version of binutils and before
the integration of freeswan the compile was fine...SO ?! I don't know !

Lionel


On Mon, 2002-02-18 at 20:38, GCS wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 18, 2002 at 08:27:02PM +0100, Lionel DARNIS <xfs@esnaola.org> wrote:
> > drivers/char/char.o(.data+0x46b4): undefined reference to `local symbols
> > in discarded section .text.exit'
> > make[1]: *** [kallsyms] Error 1
> > make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux'
> > make: *** [vmlinux] Error 2
> > 
> > An idea ??
>  Sure. You have a recent version of binutils right? It has some problems
> with kernel version 2.4.x and above. As the bug is in the kernel, there will
> be some workaround for it. It is true for newly created kernels only.
> So you have two options:
> - wait for a newer kernel which has the workaround for this problem,
> - read the README or whatsoever in binutils. It says you can also fix this.
> You have to edit a file in $KERNEL_HOME/arch/i386/some/file, and uncomment
> the discard line for .text.exit . It affects the kernel, but should not
> cause any harm.
> 
> Cheers, GCS
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