Re: 109 compile error

Steven N. Hirsch (shirsch@adelphia.net)
Fri, 17 Jul 1998 17:59:21 -0400 (EDT)


On Fri, 17 Jul 1998, Jiann-Ming Su wrote:

> SX164 using gcc-2.8.1:
>
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-2.1/arch/alpha/math-emu'
> ld -static -T arch/alpha/vmlinux.lds arch/alpha/kernel/head.o init/main.o
> init/v

(snip)

> r/src/linux-2.1/arch/alpha/lib/lib.a \
> -o vmlinux
> drivers/char/char.a(console.o): In function `scrup':
> console.c(.text+0x1e0): undefined reference to `memsetw'
> console.c(.text+0x1e4): undefined reference to `memsetw'
> console.c(.text+0x200): undefined reference to `memsetw_io'
> console.c(.text+0x204): undefined reference to `memsetw_io'

etc, etc.

I'm sorry to yell, but, THIS HAS REPORTED BY MANY FOLKS WHO WOULD REALLY,
REALLY, REALLY like to participate in pre-release testing of 2.1.x
(x > 107) kernels on alpha. If only the (&^%*$ thing would build.

Maybe a hint as to the semantics of memsetw and memsetw_io?

Thanks.

Steve

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