[ale] make modules

[Chris Ricker]

On Wed, 5 Dec 2001, Steven A. DuChene wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 05, 2001 at 02:02:19AM -0500, Cor van Dijk wrote:
> > I am trying to compile a 2.4.2-2 kernel inside redhat7.1. Building (make
> > bzImage) runs without a
> > problem. But when I do "make modules" I get hundreds of lines with error
> > messages.
> > I have built many kernels over the years and occasionally have edited a
> > source file when the built
> > went wrong, but this is new!
> > Anyone seen this? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Cor van Dijk.

Red Hat ships the kernel-source RPM partially pre-compiled so that users 
just wanting to add third-party modules can do so.  This means that if 
you're wanting to recompile the entire kernel, you have to do a

make mrproper
make menuconfig
make bzImage
make modules

(ie, you need to add a make mrproper step in to clean up the source tree)

> I would advise starting with a known good kernel source from ftp.kernel.org
> rather than the "slightly" unusual ones that get packaged with RedHat distros.
> I have never had any problem building lots of different Linux or Alan kernel
> sources on 7.1 systems. On the other hand I have never tried rebuilding from
> RedHat altered sources.

I wouldn't do that.  Red Hat's 2.4 kernel source actually works under load,
unlike the stuff on ftp.kernel.org.

later,
chris


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