Re: Failed test run of 2.4.2 -> 2.4.3 source patching

[Ralph Winslow <ralphw@cnet.com>]

On Sat, 31 Mar 2001, Don Kennedy wrote:

Hell, I'm having trouble wth the 2.4.2 that installs on the 1.9 CD.  Here's
the last few lines from my make command run:

gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.2/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=k6    -c -o buffer2.o buffer2.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.2/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=k6    -c -o tail_conversion.o tail_conversion.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.2/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=k6    -c -o journal.o journal.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.2/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=k6    -c -o resize.o resize.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.2/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=k6    -c -o version.o version.c
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.2/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strict-aliasing -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=k6    -c -o item_ops.o item_ops.c
gcc: Internal compiler error: program cc1 got fatal signal 4
make[3]: *** [item_ops.o] Error 1
make[3]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.2/fs/reiserfs'
make[2]: *** [first_rule] Error 2
make[2]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.2/fs/reiserfs'
make[1]: *** [_subdir_reiserfs] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.2/fs'
make: *** [_dir_fs] Error 2
{standard input}: Assembler messages:
{standard input}:0: Warning: end of file not at end of a line; newline inserted
{standard input}:244: Error: Unknown pseudo-op:  `.lon'
cpp: output pipe has been closed

I tried looking in /usr/include/erro.h for what a 4 signal is, but no joy.
Maybe I should disable reiserfs support?

> Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 18:42:39 -0800
> From: Don Kennedy <donkennedy@earthlink.net>
> To: Libranet users mailinglist <libranet-users@libranetlinux.com>
> Subject: Failed test run of 2.4.2 -> 2.4.3 source patching
> Resent-Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2001 21:42:54 -0500
> Resent-From: libranet-users@libranetlinux.com
>
> For general info, I've downloaded the kernel 2.4.3 patch file, and tried a test
> run on the kernel source tree (Yep, I made a backup first). No joy. LOTS of
> failed file patches. I've sent a file into Libranet support, but I'd recommend
> folks be VERY careful about trying the 2.4.3 upgrade, and use the "--dry-run"
> option to patch *first*..
>

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