Fatal errors compiling 2.3.26.

Nicholas Dronen (ndronen@frii.com)
Mon, 8 Nov 1999 21:01:14 -0700


I got the following errors compiling 2.3.26. bbootsect.s looks rather
odd to me, but that may be because I've not done any assembly programming. :)

make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot'
gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux/include -E -D__BIG_KERNEL__ -traditional -DSVGA_MODE=NORMAL_VGA bootsect.S -o bbootsect.s
as --defsym bootsect_kludge=0x220 -o bbootsect.o bbootsect.s
bbootsect.s: Assembler messages:
bbootsect.s:608: Error: base/index register must be 32 bit register
bbootsect.s:616: Error: base/index register must be 32 bit register
bbootsect.s:617: Error: base/index register must be 32 bit register
bbootsect.s:618: Error: base/index register must be 32 bit register
bbootsect.s:874: Error: base/index register must be 32 bit register
make[1]: *** [bbootsect.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot'
make: *** [bzImage] Error 2

$ scripts/ver_linux
-- Versions installed: (if some fields are empty or look
-- unusual then possibly you have very old versions)
Linux sahara 2.2.9 #13 Sat Oct 23 23:27:54 MDT 1999 i586 unknown
Kernel modules 2.1.85
Gnu C 2.7.2.3
Binutils 2.9.1
Linux C Library 2.0.7
Dynamic linker ldd: version 1.9.9
Linux C++ Library 2.7.2
Linux C++ Library 2.7.2
Procps 1.2.7
Mount 2.7l
Net-tools 1.53
Kbd 0.94
Sh-utils 1.16
Modules Loaded ppp_deflate bsd_comp ne2k-pci 8390

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