On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, Merell L. Matlock, Jr. wrote:
> * Gordon Messmer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [020102 01:25]:
> > On Tue, 1 Jan 2002, Merell L. Matlock, Jr. wrote:
> >
> > > A typical error:
> > >
> > > /usr/include/bits/sigcontext.h:28 (asm/sigcontext.h) No such file or
> > > directory.
> > >
> > > Since I am not a programmer, I have no clue as to what this means.
> >
> > /usr/include/linux and /usr/include/asm are usually symlinks to your
> > kernel headers to your Linux source directory. Check them. They're
> > likely broken now.
>
> I put symlinks in both /usr/include and /usr/include/bits. No joy...
There aren't supposed to be symlinks in /usr/include/bits. If you've
modified any of those files, then you broke glibc-devel. Reinstall it.
The symlinks are supposed to be:
/usr/include/linux -> /<linux source dir>/include/linux
/usr/include/asm -> /<linux source dir>/include/asm
> > If you're not a programmer, why are you compiling a kernel? Not to
> > be derogatory or anything, but was there a specific problem you were
> > trying to fix?
>
> Hmmmm....wasn't aware that knowing programming was a pre-requisite
> for compiling a kernel/user programs. I've been compiling stuff just
> fine since RH5.0.
>
> As far as a specific problem, yeah, security issues are a problem for
> me. When they are brought up, I usually try to upgrade/patch.
Red Hat's last kernel errata included the fix for security problems in
2.2.19, and would not have broken your compiler's environment.
I don't expect that programming should be a pre-req for compiling a
kernel, but if you're not going to accept the vendor-provided patches, I'd
hope you had at least a certain level of knowledge about how to replace
the package.
I'm not trying to be argumentative, I was just curious and somewhat
groggy.
> > Have you read the HOWTO's related to kernel compiling?
>
> The kernel compiled just fine. It's other programs (slrn, mutt, etc)
> that will not compile now.
I believe the HOWTO's document the symlinks required in /usr/include which
must be fixed if you remove or rename the kernel source directory.
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