you do not need to downgrade. if you don't like the warnings, ignore them.
warnings do not stop a kernel compile, errors do.
-d
Reply to mail from Anthony Barbachan about Cannot Compile Kernel in Slackware 3.5
> Slackware 3.5 is using egcs which is not suppose to be used to compile at
> 2.0.x kernels. Downgrade to gcc 2.7.2.3
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Irfan Akber <iakber@super.net.pk>
> To: linux-admin <linux-admin@vger.rutgers.edu>
> Cc: linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu <linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu>;
> linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>
> Date: Saturday, August 15, 1998 11:42 AM
> Subject: Cannot Compile Kernel in Slackware 3.5
>
>
>>I upgraded to Slackware 3.5 (2.0.34) and now I am facing problems compiling
>>the kernel. I cannot compile kernel 2.0.34 that came with the bundle. I did
>>the following.
>>
>>make config, make dep, make clean and then finally make zImage.
>>
>>I get this.
>>------------------------------
>>In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/string.h:39,
>> from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/termios.h:58,
>> from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/termios.h:5,
>> from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/tty.h:20,
>> from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/sched.h:26,
>> from init/main.c:20:
>>/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h:443: warning: control reaches
>>end of
>>non-void function
>>/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h: In function
>>`__constant_c_and_count_memset':
>>/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h:594: warning: control reaches
>>end of
>>non-void function
>>init/main.c: In function `get_options':
>>init/main.c:237: warning: subscript has type
>>`char'/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h: In function
>>`__constant_memcpy':
>>In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/string.h:39,
>> from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/termios.h:58,
>> from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/termios.h:5,
>> from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/tty.h:20,
>> from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/sched.h:26,
>> from floppy.c:124:
>>/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h:443: warning: control reaches
>>end of
>>non-void function
>>/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h: In function
>>`__constant_c_and_count_memset':
>>/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h:594: warning: control reaches
>>end of
>>non-void function
>>init/main.c: In function `get_options':
>>init/main.c:237: warning: subscript has type `char'
>>/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h: In function
>>`__constant_memcpy':
>>In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/string.h:39,
>> from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/termios.h:58,
>> from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/termios.h:5,
>> from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/tty.h:20,
>> from /usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/linux/sched.h:26,
>> from serial.c:31:
>>/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h:443: warning: control reaches
>>end of
>>non-void function
>>/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h: In function
>>`__constant_c_and_count_memset':
>>/usr/src/linux-2.0.34/include/asm/string.h:594: warning: control reaches
>>end of
>>non-void function
>>---------------------------
>>
>>I dont understand, as this was suppose to be better than the previous
>>releases and I am getting errors right out of the box. I upgraded the
>>system completely from Slack 3.3 and the previous files are not hanging
>>around in my system(s). I even tried the earlier kernel versions and
>>nothing compiles.
>>
>>Anyone else facing the same problem ? I would appreciate your help
>>
>>
>>Irfan Akber
>>
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