Re: VFAT, UMSDOS Problems

Riley Williams (rhw@MemAlpha.CX)
Sun, 8 Aug 1999 00:19:36 +0100 (GMT)


Hi Raphael.

> When I try and compile 2.3.12, it errors out unless i remove
> VFAT & UMSDOS Support, has any one else had this problem?
> (something to do with a undefined reference to cached_page,
> after compiling dir.c)

> any one have any suggestions?

There were major changes in 2.3.7 that broke most of the fs's, and
many of them are still broken as a result, including FAT which both
VFAT and UMSDOS is based on. As a result, this is a well known problem
that is being worked on.

Best wishes from Riley.

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