[plug] kernel compile problems - any hints please

[Gavin Corfield]

Daniel wrote:
> 
> Hi Plug,
> I have tried to follow the notes on Linuxdoc by Subhsish Ghosh (~3 pages)
> [and ones from tafe] on compiling the kernel.
> System is RedHat 7.0 system on a Celeron 333 with 256mb ram.  I've messed
> something up because I keep getting errors and it won't make bzImage
> successfully.  The documentation doesn't go into explanation or fixing
> errors. [Other docs are ~ 40 pages and seem a bit advanced for me at this
> stage).



what are you using to compile it?  The version of gcc shipped with
redhat 7.0 didn't work properly for kernel compilation, they included
kgcc (kernel gnu c compiler) for compiling kernels.  The standard make
file uses cc which is linked to gcc.  WHen I was doing this I hacked the
make file replacing all references to cc or gcc with kgcc.

gavin