On Tue, 2005-02-01 at 00:20 -0800, baswaraj kasture wrote: > Hi, > > I compiled kernel 2.4.21 with intel compiler . 2.4.21 isn't supposed to be compilable with the intel compiler... > fine. I am using IA-64 (Intel Itanium 2 ) with EL3.0. ... and the RHEL3 kernel most certainly isn't. I strongly suggest that you stick to gcc for compiling the RHEL3 kernel. Also sticking half the world on the CC is considered rude if those people have nothing to do with the subject at hand, as is the case here.