[rhn-users] kernel build problems - linux-2.4.21-32.0.1.EL

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On 7/6/05, George R Goffe <grgoffe at yahoo.com> wrote:
> HOwdy,
> 
> I'm attempting to build a kernel from the distributed kernel source
> code AND the distributed config file and am having a lot of trouble
> doing so. Shouldn't I be able to take their config file and their
> source WITHOUT MAKING ANY CHANGES and build the EXACT SAME KERNEL? I
> start from scratch by copying /usr/src/linux-2.4.21-32.0.1.EL to
> another directory and doing my work there. To get the links I copy
> the config file from the configs dir within the kernel to .config.
> This file is EXACTLY the same as the /boot//boot/config-2.4.21-32.EL
> file. I poke the save and quit button on the tcl/tk window and then
> on the "make dep" warning popup. NOW THE .config file IS DIFFERENT
> THAN WHAT I COPIED! I type make dep and then make bzImage and get
> the messages below. I have just one question. Why does Redhat
> distribute code and configs that DO NOT WORK? Next I go to make
> xconfig again and remove the ah and esp from "network options" for
> both ipv4 and ipv6. See error msgs below these.

Best to avoid make xconfig. There have been numerous bugzilla reports
about that failing in the exact way you experienced here. Try make
oldconfig to rebuild the default or make config (I think I recall make
menuconfig also worked for me) to configure a new kernel instead.

John