[9fans] Kernel compile in Linuxemu

[9fans] Kernel compile in Linuxemu

[Akshat Kumar]

Since I can't compile anything - let alone a kernel -
in my Acer Aspire One, I decided to try compiling
one under Linuxemu, with the hopes that I could
then copy the resulting kernel modules back to the
Acer and make use of them here.

However, 'make' under Linuxemu fails as such:

root@sounine:/usr/src/aspire/linux-2.6.23.9# make
cc1: stdout: Value too large for defined data type
cc1: stdout: Value too large for defined data type
  CHK    include/linux/version.h
  CHK    include/linux/utsrelease.h
  CALL   scripts/checksyscalls.sh
cc1: stdout: Value too large for defined data type
sed: couldn't flush stdout: Cannot send after transport endpoint shutdown
make[1]: *** [missing-syscalls] Error 1
make: *** [prepare0] Error 2

So, is this some limitation in Linuxemu or am I just
doing something wrong?

I'd be happy to provide more (debug) information if
it is required.


ak

Re: [9fans] Kernel compile in Linuxemu

[cinap_lenrek]

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fixed, try the latest version from sources.

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cinap

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From: Akshat Kumar <akumar@mail.nanosouffle.net>
To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@9fans.net>
Subject: [9fans] Kernel compile in Linuxemu
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:34:59 -0400
Message-ID: <fe41879c0908231434l6afc496seba05e1b2347263b@mail.gmail.com>

Since I can't compile anything - let alone a kernel -
in my Acer Aspire One, I decided to try compiling
one under Linuxemu, with the hopes that I could
then copy the resulting kernel modules back to the
Acer and make use of them here.

However, 'make' under Linuxemu fails as such:

root@sounine:/usr/src/aspire/linux-2.6.23.9# make
cc1: stdout: Value too large for defined data type
cc1: stdout: Value too large for defined data type
  CHK    include/linux/version.h
  CHK    include/linux/utsrelease.h
  CALL   scripts/checksyscalls.sh
cc1: stdout: Value too large for defined data type
sed: couldn't flush stdout: Cannot send after transport endpoint shutdown
make[1]: *** [missing-syscalls] Error 1
make: *** [prepare0] Error 2

So, is this some limitation in Linuxemu or am I just
doing something wrong?

I'd be happy to provide more (debug) information if
it is required.


ak

Re: [9fans] Kernel compile in Linuxemu

[Akshat Kumar]

> fixed, try the latest version from sources.

Wunderbar! Thank you, Cinap.

There are still quite a few "missing syscalls", but
these are just warning messages during compile
(by the same script). If you like, I can give you
the messages, but I presume you've already
acknowledged this.

I've now built kernel modules for my Acer Aspire
One, from Plan 9. (In case someone thought it
couldn't get more esoteric on Plan 9 than Plan 9
itself.)

Now, I've v9fs and can watch movies -- with proper
seeking and what not -- on Linux, hosted from the
external USB drive attached to my Plan 9 CPU server
being managed by cwfs.


Thanks again,
ak