From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S269913AbTGKMX2 (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jul 2003 08:23:28 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S269914AbTGKMX2 (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jul 2003 08:23:28 -0400 Received: from mail2.sonytel.be ([195.0.45.172]:21677 "EHLO witte.sonytel.be") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S269913AbTGKMX1 (ORCPT ); Fri, 11 Jul 2003 08:23:27 -0400 Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 14:30:17 +0200 (MEST) From: Geert Uytterhoeven To: David Mosberger , Linus Torvalds cc: Kernel Mailing List Subject: incbin (was: Re: Linux 2.5.75) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 10 Jul 2003, Linus Torvalds wrote: > David Mosberger: > o Use ".incbin" for initramfs image build Why was this change necessary? It requires me to build a new toolchain (yes I know Documentation/Changes says you need at least 2.12): | tux$ make usr/ | AS usr/initramfs_data.o | usr/initramfs_data.S: Assembler messages: | usr/initramfs_data.S:2: Error: Unknown pseudo-op: `.incbin' | make[1]: *** [usr/initramfs_data.o] Error 1 | make: *** [usr/] Error 2 | tux$ m68k-linux-ld -v | GNU ld version 2.9.5 (with BFD 2.9.5.0.37) | tux$ Gr{oetje,eeting}s, Geert -- Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that. -- Linus Torvalds