[FreeVMS] New release 0.3.14

Roar Thronæs roart at nvg.ntnu.no
Sun May 17 08:21:49 CEST 2009


On Sun, May 17, 2009 at 12:33:46AM +0200, Fausto Saporito wrote:
> 
> I'm trying this version, but I got a problem with genksyms utility.
> 
> I don't remember if I had this problem before, but I think so.
> 
> Either with ubuntu 9.04 and 8.04 I suspect the genksyms is too new:  
> it's from kernel 2.6, but the switch "-p" comes from kernel 2.4 and  
> now that switch has been dropped. The calling sequence is  
> "/sbin/genksyms -p smp_ -k 2.4.18"
> 
> So at the moment, I think freevms is only buildable with Ubuntu dapper. 
> (6.06)

The genksyms is now in the 2.6 linux source itself.

But genksyms is used for modules, which FreeVMS does not currently use,
so it does not matter if it is found or not.

I have built it with both lenny/i386 and hardy/x86_64.

Regards,
Roar Thronæs


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