Having issues compiling kernel for octane system

beegmon · n00b Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 9

I have followed the handbook to the T, but I am unable to get the kernel to compile on my Octane box. I emerged kgcc64, and made sure it was being used with gcc-config. The error I keep getting is the following when trying to compile the kernel:

mips64-unknown-linux-gnu-ld: cannot open linker script file ldscripts/elf64btsmip.xr: No such file or directory
make[1]: *** [init/mounts.o] Error 1
make: *** [init] Error 2

I have the cross compiler option switched off in the kernel, and I am using the following command to start the kernel compile

make vmlinux CROSS_COMPILE=mips64-unknown-linux-gnu-

Any help would be appreciated, seeing how I am suck at the moment.

Thanks

beegmon · n00b Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 9

any one....I have been banging my head against the wall for 2 days now with now luck.

Redhatter · Posted: Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:31 pm Post subject:

Sounds like a broken toolchain... We've been having a few problems like this, and I'm not sure what the cause is.

If you've got a faster workstation running Linux around, using crossdev (in the Portage tree) would be a much faster way of building the kernel, and will avoid the problem.
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beegmon · n00b Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 9

I will give this try when I get my other box up and running again. I have rebuilt everything from scratch at this point. Did a sort of stage3/1 installtion. Everything built fine, and Im not running any crazy cflags or use keywords, I was hopeing that you fix it, but alas I am suck in the exact same spot. Will give crossdev a try on my other box.

Redhatter · Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:14 am Post subject:

Surely you mean you're stuck... ;-)

(To suck is to attract fluids or particles by way of a vacuum ... it's also a slang term, something is said to "suck" if it's really bad.)

You're not the first person to have encountered this problem, in fact, I suspect the gcc and binutils build released with the 2006.1 big-endian stages, is broken, as I've had heaps of C++-related problems too (nothing to do with kernel building though).

Soon as I get things settled on my Octane, I might put up a few binpkgs to temporarily remedy the situation.
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beegmon · n00b Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 9

Whats interesting is that I found this problem on a fresh 2005.1 install. I had C++ errors on the 2006.1 and decided to give an older revision a try. Unfortuantly, It appears that I was unable to escape compiler errors....And yes..I meant stuck...of course it does suck to be stuck..

hanc

My work around of this problem is:

beegmon · n00b Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 9

Ok I am a little confused to to what to link to

I have ln -s /usr/mips-unknown-linux-gnu (what is the second argument)

Thanks for all the help

beegmon · n00b Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 9

Never mind, I understand what your trying to do now. I am half way through the kernel compile. So hopefully I will be able to report good news shorty. Thanks again for your help.

beegmon · n00b Joined: 12 Oct 2006 Posts: 9

Alright! got my kernel compiled. Thanks very much you guys for all the help.