Re: Bug in 2.1.90 when compiling head.S

Martin Mares (mj@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz)
Wed, 25 Mar 1998 09:28:14 +0100


Hi,

> /tmp/cca00434.s: Assembler messages:
> /tmp/cca00434.s:1034: Warning: Repeat < 0, .fill ignored
> /tmp/cca00434.s:1232: Error: attempt to .org/.space backwards? (-4)
> /tmp/cca00434.s:1232: Internal error!
> Assertion failure in write_contents at write.c line 1106.
> Please report this bug.
>
> And my system software:
> Linux: 2.0.33
> GCC: 2.7.2.3 and 2.8.1 (currently 2.8.1)
> Binutils tested: 2.8.1, 2.8.1.0.15, and currently 2.8.1.0.23 (both precompiled
> and self compiled)
> Libc: 2.0.5c, 2.0.6 (currently 2.0.6)
> Distribution: RedHat 5.0
>
> Anything that I changed did not affect the error, it was the same no matter
> which GCC or binutils. TTYL and good luck fixing this problem

It seems you've set the physical memory size incorrectly. It must be given
in megabytes...

Have a nice fortnight

-- 
Martin `MJ' Mares   <mj@ucw.cz>   http://atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz/~mj/
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