[ale] Re: How do I set up kernel tree for Sparc?

[Peter Jones]

Use the 2.2.5 tree from CVS.  Info is at http://cvs.on.openprojects.net/

 -- Peter

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On Thu, 15 Apr 1999, Eric Webb wrote:

> 
> Ok, I need some (hopefully) simple advice.  I am trying to get a kernel
> compiled that is 2.0.36 or higher (2.2.5) for this SS2.  I download the
> source trees from kernel.org, untar it, put it in the right place, remake
> the symlinks for includes, edit the Makefile to have ARCH=sparc, and then
> config, make and everything in between.
> 
> Well, so far I've had no luck.  With 2.2.5, at least, I get as far as the
> linking stage before problems arise (missing tokens).  With 2.0.36, I bomb
> with a string of include errors on the first file.
> 
> Can someone *please* point me in the direction of some hints on setting up
> a normal kernel source tree for compilation on a Sparc?  Am I correct in
> assuming that any source tree will work so long as it has the necessary
> arch and asm directories?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
> Eric
> 
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