Re: More GCC trouble..

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From: David Nugent
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 1996 00:00

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In article <4ep20l$67n@ngriffin.itc.gu.edu.au>,
	Tony Nugent <T.Nugent@sct.gu.edu.au> writes:

>>  but no xmkmf doesnt work.  It aborts with "Cant find file
>>/lib/cpp".  I am also still having other trouble with GCC, it almost
>>completely compiles a kernaql, then stops with screens full of
>>"undefined reference to blahblah".  Anyone got any ideas?
>
>Yes.  *THIS* is the problem you get when you try to compile one of the
>1.2.x and 1.3.[123] kernels!  They need to be patched.

The problem with xmkmf is due to Slackware's faulty distribution.
/lib/cpp is linked to the cpp within the 2.7.0 tree under
/usr/i486linux..., whereas it *should* be linked to /usr/bin/cpp
to avoid problems when upgrading compilers.

ln -sf /usr/bin/cpp /lib/cpp

should fix it.

-- 
David Nugent: davidn@blaze.net.au, davidn@unique.blaze.net.au
Unix/Linux/DOS/Win/Os2 Microsystem Technical Support [FOR HIRE!]
http://www.blaze.net.au/~davidn

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