>
> Hello All, Someone yesterday posted a patch for getting
> 2.1.115 to compile on alpha. I got either heavy handed with
> delete key or misplaced it. The messages I am getting are
> included below , Just in case they are differant .
>
> /usr/src/linux/include/asm/smplock.h:41: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
> /usr/src/linux/include/asm/smplock.h: In function `unlock_kernel':
> /usr/src/linux/include/asm/smplock.h:47: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
Switch off SMP and it compiles straight out of the box;
In linux/Makefile >>comment out<< that says:
SMP = 1
by making it
#SMP = 1
Dave
P.S. make xconfig seems to work nicely on 2.1.115
P.P.S. I used gcc 2.7.2.3 on a heavily upgraded RH5.0 system.
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