Alessandro Suardi wrote:
> Ron Smits wrote:
> >
> > Ppl,
> >
> > these is probably asked a zillion times, but after reading the news
> groups
> > and the mailing list I still could not find an answer.
> >
> > when compiling a 2.1.** kernel (29 or 47) I get the following error
> message
> >
> > arch/i386/mm/mm.o: In function `searc_exception_table':
> > arch/i386/mm/mm.o(.text+0xceb): undefined reference to
> `__start___ex_table'
> > arch/i386/mm/mm.o(.text+0xcf0): undefined reference to
> `__start___ex_table'
> > arch/i386/mm/mm.o(.text+0xce6): undefined reference to
> `__start___ex_table'
> >
> > All my utilities and libraries and compiler are uptodate according
> to the
> > list in linux/Documentation/Changes.
> >
>
> Quite strange since this is the exact behaviour of the prebuilt
> 2.7.0.3 or 0.9 (I can't remember, been such a long time ago)
> binutils from tsx-11. My guess is that you have them still
> around (ie. you installed binutils-2.8.1.0.1 but did not delete
> the old ones and perhaps they're in your PATH before the new and
> good ones).
>
> A quick check might be:
>
> [redrose]/home/asuardi[4]% ld -V
> GNU ld version 2.8.1 (with BFD linux-2.8.1.0.1)
> Supported emulations:
> elf_i386
> i386linux
>
> Ciao,
>
> --alessandro <asuardi@uninetcom.it> <asuardi@it.oracle.com>
>
> Linux kernel-2.1.47 libc-5.4.23 gcc-2.7.2.1 binutils-2.8.1.0.1
Alessandri,
I think you are right, Last weekend I ftp'ed the binutils sources,
recomplied them and presto my kernel worked, I am a happy man, thanks
for the mail
Ron Smits
Estic Automatisering
rons@estic.com
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