2.4.6-pre8 build error of aic7xxx

2.4.6-pre8 build error of aic7xxx

[Rodrigo Ventura]

        I got the following build error of aic7xxx drivers, with
kernel 2.4.6-pre8:

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[...]
make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi'
make -C aic7xxx
make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx'
make all_targets
make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx'
make -C aicasm
make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aicasm'
gcc -I/usr/include -I. -ldb aicasm_gram.c aicasm_scan.c aicasm.c aicasm_symbol.c -o aicasm
/usr/i486-linux/bin/ld: cannot open -ldb: No such file or directory
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make[5]: *** [aicasm] Error 1
[...]
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        The gcc I'm using is:

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Reading specs from /usr/lib/gcc-lib/i486-linux/egcs-2.91.66/specs
gcc version egcs-2.91.66 19990314/Linux (egcs-1.1.2 release)
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        Here goes the relevant part of config:

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[...]
#
# SCSI low-level drivers
#
CONFIG_SCSI_AIC7XXX=y
CONFIG_AIC7XXX_CMDS_PER_DEVICE=253
CONFIG_AIC7XXX_RESET_DELAY_MS=15000
CONFIG_AIC7XXX_BUILD_FIRMWARE=y
[...]
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        Cheers,

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Re: 2.4.6-pre8 build error of aic7xxx

[Bernfried Molte]

On 30 Jun 2001 18:13:42 +0100
Rodrigo Ventura <yoda@isr.ist.utl.pt> wrote:

>         I got the following build error of aic7xxx drivers, with
> kernel 2.4.6-pre8:
> 
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> [...]
> make[2]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi'
> make -C aic7xxx
> make[3]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx'
> make all_targets
> make[4]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx'
> make -C aicasm
> make[5]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux/drivers/scsi/aic7xxx/aicasm'
> gcc -I/usr/include -I. -ldb aicasm_gram.c aicasm_scan.c aicasm.c aicasm_symbol.c -o aicasm
> /usr/i486-linux/bin/ld: cannot open -ldb: No such file or directory
> collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> make[5]: *** [aicasm] Error 1
> [...]
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------

may be a 'make mrproper' solves your problem,

bernfried molte

Re: 2.4.6-pre8 build error of aic7xxxt

[Alan Cox]

> > gcc -I/usr/include -I. -ldb aicasm_gram.c aicasm_scan.c aicasm.c aicasm_symbol.c -o aicasm
> > /usr/i486-linux/bin/ld: cannot open -ldb: No such file or directory
> > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> > make[5]: *** [aicasm] Error 1
> > [...]
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> may be a 'make mrproper' solves your problem,

Unlikely since the problem is the fact that the scsi firmware assembler wants
a library that isnt installed.  

Re: 2.4.6-pre8 build error of aic7xxxt

[Rafael Herrera]

Alan Cox wrote:
> 
> > > gcc -I/usr/include -I. -ldb aicasm_gram.c aicasm_scan.c aicasm.c aicasm_symbol.c -o aicasm
> > > /usr/i486-linux/bin/ld: cannot open -ldb: No such file or directory
> > > collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
> > > make[5]: *** [aicasm] Error 1
> > > [...]
> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > may be a 'make mrproper' solves your problem,
> 
> Unlikely since the problem is the fact that the scsi firmware assembler wants
> a library that isnt installed.

It is not necessary to re-build the firmware (according to Justin).
Disable that option and try to rebuild again.

-- 
     Rafael

Re: 2.4.6-pre8 build error of aic7xxxt

[Rodrigo Ventura]

>>>>> "AC" == Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:

    >> may be a 'make mrproper' solves your problem,

    AC> Unlikely since the problem is the fact that the scsi firmware
    AC> assembler wants a library that isnt installed.

        It seems the libdb is in fact installed. I just added a
symlink from libdb.so.3 to libdb.so and it worked. This was probably a
side effect of installing glibc2.2 rpm from SuSE on top a SuSE 6.3
install (glibc2.1, IIRC).

        Cheers,

PS: Why does the firmware assembler needs libdb, anyway??
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***    Instituto de Sistemas e Robotica, Polo de Lisboa
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