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Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 18:03:20 -0700
From: Andreas Dilger <adilger@turbolabs.com>
To: Stuart Young <sgy@amc.com.au>
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Subject: Re: Linux FSCP (Frequently Submitted Compilation Problems)? (was:  Re: Loop.c File !!!!)
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On Nov 23, 2001  11:03 +1100, Stuart Young wrote:
> >Something along the lines of 'Your kernel failed to build. Check
> >www.where-ever-the-buglist-is.org for known issues with your kernel. Post 
> >your problem on the kernel list if this is not a FRB'. Is this something 
> >that can be done easily?
> 
> At the bottom of the file, have ANOTHER link to a generic FAQ about 
> compilation problems (which covers all the major things like forgetting to 
> install an assembler, the broken old build stuff, 'make dep' before 
> compiling modules, etc). The FAQ could be on the kernel mirrors as well 
> (and I don't see why not, as this is all kernel related, and definitely a 
> resource that needs to be in more than one place).

Yes!!!!  Anything to reduce the number of repeat problems reported is
good in my books.  It might also hold a pointer to Linus' (or Marcello's)
-pre patch area, with a warning that they are not for everyone.

Cheers, Andreas
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Andreas Dilger
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2resize/
http://www-mddsp.enel.ucalgary.ca/People/adilger/

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