On Fri, 11 Jul 2003, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Thu, 10 Jul 2003, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > David Mosberger:
> > o Use ".incbin" for initramfs image build
>
> Why was this change necessary? It requires me to build a new toolchain (yes I
> know Documentation/Changes says you need at least 2.12):
>
> | tux$ make usr/
> | AS usr/initramfs_data.o
> | usr/initramfs_data.S: Assembler messages:
> | usr/initramfs_data.S:2: Error: Unknown pseudo-op: `.incbin'
> | make[1]: *** [usr/initramfs_data.o] Error 1
> | make: *** [usr/] Error 2
> | tux$ m68k-linux-ld -v
> | GNU ld version 2.9.5 (with BFD 2.9.5.0.37)
> | tux$
Oops, I missed this:
On Wed, 9 Jul 2003, David Mosberger wrote:
> As I recall, the only objection to this patch came from Russell King,
> since it would force ARM to upgrade to a reasonably recent version of
> binutils, but he (grudingly) agreed to the change.
So yes, m68k is affected too...
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert, happily using gcc 2.95.2
-- Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.orgIn personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that. -- Linus Torvalds
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