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Re: [debian] as86: which .deb file?

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From: Tyson Richard DOWD
Date: Mon, 04 Jan 1999 00:00
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"Peter Caffin" <no-spam-4-pc-please@it.net.au> writes:

>I'm trying to get hold of as86 so I can recompile the kernel
>on this Debian 2.0 system. I'd rather get it from a .deb on my CDROM if
>possible, rather than downloading a binary or source.

>I started out with a 2.0.34 kernel then grabbed the kernel sources off my
>old system's archives: patched it from 2.0.30 to 2.0.36 and tried
>recompiling.. it complained about a missing 'as86'. When I linked 'as86'
>to the preexisting 'as', it complained about it not supporting -O.

>Any help gratefully accepted (and hopefully it'll come in handy to people
>checking with Dejanews too).

It's in bin86.

There's usually a file called "Contents.gz" on most Debian CDs and FTP
sites which lists every file in a "full" debian system and where it
comes from.

Tyson.
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From: trd@cs.mu.oz.au (Tyson Richard DOWD)
Subject: Re: [debian] as86: which .deb file?
Date: 1999/01/04
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