Subject: kernel compile problem

From: "Guillermo Solis" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 1996 13:14:01 +0000

i everybody.

I want to update my linux kernel to one which can run
ELF format. I get the linux kernel 2.0.18 i think is the newest
version??. when i try to compile i receive a message on the screen 
telling me "gcc is to old". Then i get the new gcc version
and when i try ro run it a see a new message "Can't run binary file"
i think this is because the new gcc is on ELF format.
now my question is which gcc (what version ?) or what i have to do
for compile the new kernel.?

thanks 

guillermo solis A
TI2SAG

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From: Boris Beletsky <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 03:52:18 +0300 (IDT)

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On Mon, 9 Sep 1996, Guillermo Solis wrote:
gsolis>I want to update my linux kernel to one which can run
gsolis>ELF format. I get the linux kernel 2.0.18 i think is the newest
gsolis>version??.
yes, but that will change
gsolis>when i try to compile i receive a message on the screen 
gsolis>telling me "gcc is to old". Then i get the new gcc version
gsolis>and when i try ro run it a see a new message "Can't run binary file"
gsolis>i think this is because the new gcc is on ELF format.
gsolis>now my question is which gcc (what version ?) or what i have to do
gsolis>for compile the new kernel.?
i whould say - reinstall the all system
there lots of thigs that u need to upgrade - libs , etc..
so i think thats the best thing u could do.
if u're realy want to do it manualy (NOOO!!!) then email [email-masked]
he is the only person i know that did it. (crazy hacker)

Regards
borik

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From: Dale Scheetz <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 9 Sep 1996 22:43:33 -0400 (EDT)

> for compile the new kernel.?
You should start with your old kernel. Build it with the old gcc with ELF
support added. That is, build the kernel as a.out but with ELF support.
Now you can install the new gcc (seems to me you need some shared
libraries like libc5 and others. Check out the docs in the upgrades
directory). You should now be able to build a new kernel in ELF format.

Hope this helps,

Dwarf

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From: "Vadik V. Vygonets" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 19:37:25 +0300 (IDT)

> he is the only person i know that did it. (crazy hacker)

Crazy -- yes, hacker -- not yet :)

I did it on my slackware (yes! in elder days of Linux) system, well, with
HOWTOs in my hands (actually, with nutscrape between my fingers), but I
won't tell you to RTFM, I'll gladly help.  Well, but I think that
upgrading debian packages will work (but I'm not sure).  My current system
(Debian 1.1, mostly) has a.out libs installed too.

> borik

Borik you promised me RedHat fortune ;)

All the best,
Vadik the Elf ([email-masked]).

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From: Boris Beletsky <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 23:32:43 +0300 (IDT)

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On Tue, 10 Sep 1996, Vadik V. Vygonets wrote:

vadik>Crazy -- yes, hacker -- not yet :)
don't beleave him!

vadik>Borik you promised me RedHat fortune ;)

fortune
      (RedHat)

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