Within linux-2.1.5/arch/i386/boot/compressed/Makefile, we have:
if hash $(ENCAPS) 2> /dev/null; then \
$(OBJDUMP) $(OBJDUMP_FLAGS) -o $(IMAGE_OFFSET) $(SYSTEM) > $$tmppiggy; \
else \
$(OBJCOPY) $(SYSTEM) $$tmppiggy; \
fi; \
What I did was effectively change the result of "hash $(ENCAPS)" by
moving $(ENCAPS) to a hiding place for this stage. It then used
$(OBJCOPY) instead of $(OBJDUMP), and all was well. I had no other
troubles (gee that was easy, I thought. It was!)
After doing that, I think I saw mention of information that looked
related to the problem I was having, but gave it little mind. Sorry.
> DebiSlackHatSLS?
Mine's a SlackUlmDebiHatPedMetzVixLinuo. Runs fine, although I
continually have to run into things like you do to get it to do so.
I'm one of those people reading the "This package works ok with that
package, but not this one, meaning you have to slip this version of
that in there at that moment with this tweak and that flag" lines.
Hey, like the above! :) After solid work it's quite reliable.