[ale] Kernel 2.0 no go ][

[Geoffrey Myers]

> > charlie Writes :
> > :
> > :  I too am having kernel problems with the 2.0 version, but mine occurs
> > :when I try to do a make zImage.  The error is something like this:
> > :
> > :gcc -D__KERNEL__ -I/usr/src/linux-1.2.1/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -fno-strength-reduce -pipe -m486 -malign-loops=2 -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -DCPU=586  -c -o init/main.o init/main.c
> > :cc1: Invalid option `align-loops=2'
> > :cc1: Invalid option `align-jumps=2'
> > :cc1: Invalid option `align-functions=2'
> > :make: *** [init/main.o] Error 1
> > :
> > :I have gcc 2.6.3 like the file said, but it didn't say anything about updating
> > :anything else.  I'm sure it has to do with something that isn't updated
> > :so does anyone know exactly or (somewhat exactly) what I need in order to
> > :"run" the kernel.
> > 
> 
> Omar replied:
> > The -malign* command-line options are used for pentium-specific optimisation.
> > gcc 2.6.3 doesn't support those options. Upgrade your gcc. You probably need
> > to upgrade libc, binutils and other binaries. Please read
> > Documentation/changes.txt im the kernel sources after you upgrade.
> > 
> 	Another alternative is to compile the kernel for something less than
> 	the pentium architechture. This is how Geoffrey got his upgrade
> 	kernel to work prior to completely upgrading his system. I'm sure
> 	a kernel compiled for a 386 works but a 486 kernel may compile cleanly
> 	on a gcc-2.6.3 system also.

This is an accurate statement. I am currently running a 'pentium' kernel, but
I had originally compiled for a 'lesser' architecture and was running for
quite a while without problems. I finally got everything upgraded so I could
compile for the pentium architecture.

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