Re: [Linux-fbdev-devel] linux- 2.6.18-rc3 undefined reference to `fb_register_client'

[Antonino A. D. <ad...@gm...>]

Antonino A. Daplas wrote:
> Toralf Förster wrote:
>> During compile tests of different .configs I got :
>> ...
>>
>>   AR      arch/i386/lib/lib.a
>>   GEN     .version
>>   CHK     include/linux/compile.h
>>   UPD     include/linux/compile.h
>>   CC      init/version.o
>>   LD      init/built-in.o
>>   LD      .tmp_vmlinux1
>> drivers/built-in.o: In function `backlight_device_register':
>> : undefined reference to `fb_register_client'
>> drivers/built-in.o: In function `backlight_device_unregister':
>> : undefined reference to `fb_unregister_client'
>> make: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1
>>
> 
> Try this patch:
> http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/akpm/patches/2.6/2.6.18-rc2/2.6.18-rc2-mm1/broken-out/fbdev-statically-link-the-framebuffer-notification-functions.patch
> 
> Andrew,
> 
> Maybe this patch should go to mainline?

Oh, you already sent it.  Thanks.

Tony