Bug 24316

Summary: Error when building kernel
Product: [Retired] Red Hat Linux Reporter: Need Real Name <emathieu>
Component: kernelAssignee: Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm>
Status: CLOSED NOTABUG QA Contact: Brock Organ <borgan>
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Version: 7.0   
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Hardware: i686   
OS: Linux   
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Last Closed: 2001-01-18 22:35:15 UTC Type: ---
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Description Need Real Name 2001-01-18 22:35:12 UTC
When trying to build a kernel using the provided config for i686

[root@localhost linux]# make bzImage
scripts/split-include include/linux/autoconf.h include/config
kgcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2
-fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fno-strength-reduce
-m486 -malign-loops=2 -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -DCPU=686  -c
-o init/main.o init/main.c
kgcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2
-fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fno-strength-reduce
-m486 -malign-loops=2 -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -DCPU=686
-DUTS_MACHINE='"i386"' -c -o init/version.o init/version.c
make -C  kernel
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/kernel'
make all_targets
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/kernel'
kgcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2
-fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -fno-strength-reduce
-m486 -malign-loops=2 -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -DCPU=686
-DEXPORT_SYMTAB -c ksyms.c
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/modversions.h:50,
                 from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/module.h:19,
                 from ksyms.c:14:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:6: warning:
`cpu_data' redefined
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/processor.h:96: warning: this is the location
of the previous definition
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:28: warning:
`smp_num_cpus' redefined
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/smp.h:77: warning: this is the location of
the previous definition
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:118: warning:
`smp_call_function' redefined
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/smp.h:83: warning: this is the location of
the previous definition
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/interrupt.h:51,
                 from ksyms.c:21:
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/hardirq.h:23: warning: `synchronize_irq'
redefined
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:138: warning: this
is the location of the previous definition
In file included from /usr/src/linux/include/linux/interrupt.h:52,
                 from ksyms.c:21:
/usr/src/linux/include/asm/softirq.h:75: warning: `synchronize_bh'
redefined
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/modules/i386_ksyms.ver:142: warning: this
is the location of the previous definition
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel_stat.h: In function `kstat_irqs':
In file included from ksyms.c:17:
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel_stat.h:47: `smp_num_cpus' undeclared
(first use in this function)
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel_stat.h:47: (Each undeclared
identifier is reported only once
/usr/src/linux/include/linux/kernel_stat.h:47: for each function it
appears in.)
make[2]: *** [ksyms.o] Error 1
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/kernel'
make[1]: *** [first_rule] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.2.16/kernel'
make: *** [_dir_kernel] Error 2
[root@localhost linux]#

Comment 1 Bill Nottingham 2001-01-19 07:03:44 UTC
You need to do 'make mrproper' before 'make config'.