Re: warnings compiling 2.3.1[3-5]

R. Kelley Cook (KCook@IBM.net)
Thu, 26 Aug 1999 10:13:52 -0400 (EDT)


On 26 Aug 1999 14:20:46 +0200, lasse@laptop.datapartner.no wrote:

>
>I've been getting these messages all over the place while compiling recent
>kernels. Is there something I've missed?
>
>_unregister' redefined
>/usr/src/linux-2.3.15/include/linux/modules/init.ver:65: warning: this is
>the location of the previous definition
>/usr/src/linux-2.3.15/include/linux/modules/parport_init.ver:75: warning:
>`__ver_parport_open' redefined
>
[Lot's of examples snipped]

>
>and on and on and on.. in loads of files. I think it all started when the
>ppp stuff changed into several parts. The kernels link and run
>just fine, but I haven't tested any ppp yet...
>
>As far as I can remember I haven't seen any comments on this. Hope this is
>of interest to somebody.

You can get rid of "-pedantic" in your compiler flags to make it go away ...

-- Kelley Cook

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