rebuilding kernel for the first time

[Matthew Hill]

Ben,

Actually the problem is with the version of gcc which is distributed
with Redhat 7.0.  They released version 2.96 with it, which still
has some issues, specifically with glibc 2.1.92 and the version which
is also distributed with Redhat 7.

The best solution, and the solution I took, was to recompile gcc
from gnu.org with their latest stable release, I just went down to
version 2.95.2 and compilation went through without a hitch.

Grab it direct from:  ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/

It's rather clear why it's not smart to run redhat dot zero releases
in any sort of a critical environment.  I'd cringe to put one
any of the servers.

Sincerely,

Matthew Hill
CEO, Liquid Web Inc.
http://www.liquidweb.com

Ben Pfaff wrote:

> "Barb Ebel" <ebelbarb@msu.edu> writes:
>
> > I've just installed Redhat 7.0 and I'm trying to rebuild the kernel just for
> > the experience, but I keep getting error messages that I don't understand.
> > I'd really appreciate if someone would cruise on over to
> > http://www.msu.edu/user/ebelbarb/compile.html and see what I'm doing wrong.
>
> Make sure that this is a "fresh" kernel tree.  Save the contents
> of .config somewhere, run "make mrproper", then restore .config
> and re-run the compile.  The errors you received tend to indicate
> (to me, and I'm not a kernel expert) that the configuration was
> changed from SMP to UP, or vice versa, without properly cleaning
> up the effects of that change.
> --
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> is a tolerable subhuman who has learned to wear shoes, bathe and not
> make messes in the house.
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