Re: Error compiling linux 2.6.8 with ruby on Debian

[Andrew W. <qw...@gm...>]

On Tue, 17 May 2005 5:39 pm, Svetoslav Slavtchev wrote:
> > Von: Andrew Walbran <qw...@gm...>
> > Datum: Mon, 16 May 2005 17:23:47 +1200
> >
> > I am trying to compile a kernel with the ruby patch under Debian sarge. I
> > am
> > using gcc 3.3.5. I downloaded and unpacked kernel-source-2.6.8,
> > downloaded ruby from CVS, and copied it over the kernel source.
>
> you should be using linux-2.6.9 with the code from cvs
> although i'm not sure in what state cvs is
I'm using the v2-6-8 CVS tag, which presumably should work with 2.6.8.

> you should try some of the patches from this url
> http://www.ltn.lv/~aivils/ -> download
This site has a patch for 2.6.8.1 but not 2.6.8. Would this work, and how to I 
apply the patch?

> > I then did 'make
> > xconfig', following instructions from
> > http://linuxconsole.sourceforge.net/quick.html. Some options seemed to
> > have
> > different names, but otherwise everything seemed alright.
>
> these instructions are obsolated, they may still partly
> apply for the 2.4 backport "bruby", but on 2.6 kernel you can
> simply use your standard .config
OK, that's not clear from the site. Could whoever maintains the site make this 
clear, so other people aren't similarly confused?

Andrew Walbran