Re: scripts/unifdef.c:209: error: conflicting types for 'getline'

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Tue Mar 03 2009 - 15:47:48 EST


Justin Mattock wrote:
> Hello;
> I am unable to compile the kernel
> (just did a git pull a few minuets ago);
> here is what I see:
>
> WARNING: modpost: Found 1 section mismatch(es).
> To see full details build your kernel with:
> 'make CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH=y'
> GEN .version
> CHK include/linux/compile.h
> UPD include/linux/compile.h
> CC init/version.o
> LD init/built-in.o
> LD .tmp_vmlinux1
> KSYM .tmp_kallsyms1.S
> AS .tmp_kallsyms1.o
> LD .tmp_vmlinux2
> KSYM .tmp_kallsyms2.S
> AS .tmp_kallsyms2.o
> CHK include/linux/version.h
> HOSTCC scripts/unifdef
> scripts/unifdef.c:209: error: conflicting types for 'getline'
> /usr/include/stdio.h:651: note: previous declaration of 'getline' was here
> make[2]: *** [scripts/unifdef] Error 1
> make[1]: *** [__headers] Error 2
> make: *** [vmlinux] Error 2
>
> The only change to .config was:
>
> SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2 [=y]
> to
> SYSFS_DEPRECATED_V2 [=n]
> to see if I can make udev from:
>
> udev: starting version 137
> [ 7.557317] udev: deprecated sysfs layout; update the kernel or disable
> CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED; some udev features will not work correctly
>
> giving me this message.
>
> also I did use a CFLAGS when compiling,
> but never received this when doing so for:
> 2.6.29-rc5-00289-g460c133
>
> any info would be appreciated.

What CFLAGS? I can't reproduce the problem.


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