Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752700AbYJUINv (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:13:51 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751235AbYJUINh (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:13:37 -0400 Received: from chilli.pcug.org.au ([203.10.76.44]:33527 "EHLO smtps.tip.net.au" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751084AbYJUINg (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:13:36 -0400 Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:13:24 +1100 From: Stephen Rothwell To: Paul Mackerras Cc: "Chris Friesen" , linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, Linux kernel Subject: Re: build failure on powerpc with current -git Message-Id: <20081021191324.d4810d40.sfr@canb.auug.org.au> In-Reply-To: <18685.27030.529655.761257@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com> References: <48F8E86B.702@nortel.com> <18685.27030.529655.761257@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.5.0 (GTK+ 2.12.11; i486-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; micalg="PGP-SHA1"; boundary="Signature=_Tue__21_Oct_2008_19_13_24_+1100_yTaNXRAow3v+=FeB" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1659 Lines: 45 --Signature=_Tue__21_Oct_2008_19_13_24_+1100_yTaNXRAow3v+=FeB Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Paulus, On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 16:33:10 +1100 Paul Mackerras wrote: > > It's a bug in older versions of ld (including 2.16.1) that's fixed in > the current version (2.18). However, this patch appears to work > around the problem - at least, it let me build a 32-bit kernel with a > cross-toolchain including a 2.16.1 ld. Let me know if this gets it > working for you. With that patch applied I got these errors for a powerpc ppc64_defconfig build (linux-next). /usr/bin/objcopy: Warning: '/dev/null' is not an ordinary file make[2]: *** [arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.pmac] Error 1 make[2]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs.... /usr/bin/objcopy: Warning: '/dev/null' is not an ordinary file make[2]: *** [arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.pseries] Error 1 --=20 Cheers, Stephen Rothwell sfr@canb.auug.org.au http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~sfr/ --Signature=_Tue__21_Oct_2008_19_13_24_+1100_yTaNXRAow3v+=FeB Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkj9jyQACgkQjjKRsyhoI8w9yACfWKeMDbrd+UnysP1+LceONeGj UxEAoLbraQzCB2HYZzYx2BX2EYytkenX =gnzE -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Signature=_Tue__21_Oct_2008_19_13_24_+1100_yTaNXRAow3v+=FeB-- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/