Hi all,
my original post was:
> > G'day managers,
> > I'd like to perform a kernel build on a DEC2000/300 AXP, running DU 4.0B.
> > But when trying to do that I receive the following message:
> >
> > --------
> >
> > ovlev1:[/sys/conf] => doconfig -c GENERIC
> >
> > *** KERNEL CONFIGURATION AND BUILD PROCEDURE ***
> >
> > Saving /sys/conf/GENERIC as /sys/conf/GENERIC.bck
> >
> > Do you want to edit the configuration file? (y/n) [n]:
> >
> > *** PERFORMING KERNEL BUILD ***
> > Makefile:890: *** Recursive variable `target_machine' references itself
> > (eventually). Stop.
> >
> > *** WARNING ***
> > An error has occurred during system configuration. A partial listing
> > of the error log file (./errs) follows:
> >
> > Makefile:890: *** Recursive variable `target_machine' references itself
> > (eventually). Stop.
> > Press <RETURN> to continue:
> >
> > Do you want to edit the configuration file? (y/n) [n]:
> >
> > *** NOTE ***
> > A new kernel for this machine could not be successfully created.
> >
> > Restoring original configuration file - /sys/conf/GENERIC
> >
> > -----------
> >
> > The following things can be found at the 890th line in the
> > /usr/sys/GENERIC/Makefile:
> >
> > genassym.o: ${cpu}/genassym.c
> > ${CC} ${GENASSYM_CFLAGS} -c ${cpu}/genassym.c
> >
> > I've got all Kernel building subsets and the latest DU Patch Kit installed
> > on the machine.
> > Could anybody help to solve this problem?
> > Thanx,
> > Rob
Many thanks to:
Dr. Tom Blinn
Howard Thomas
Susan Rodriguez
I verified again if all kernel build subsets were installed on my system
and I found none of them was missing...
Deleting /usr/sys/GENERIC directory and running 'doconfig -c GENERIC' gave
the same error message.
Then I tried to build a customized kernel instead of generic kernel with
the 'doconfig' command creating a completely new kernel config file and
directory under /usr/sys, but I received the above error message again.
Since I was told that the patch kit may had changed the behavior of kernel
building procedure, I've removed all patches from the sytem and
reinstalled the kernel building subsets.
When trying to build... got the same result: error during system
configuration; new kernel cannot be successfully created! ;(
It seems that the only possible solution left is the OS reinstallation..
I'll try that.
Thanx again for answering.
Cheers,
Rob
Received on Wed Mar 25 1998 - 10:57:09 NZST