Compiling the 2.6.12.3 Kernel
 

Hello,

I am getting this message of the below nature when attempting to compile the kernel 2.6.12.3

From Searching on forum with the string 'No rule to make target' i see a few have had this trouble but with different files. Some have suggested that the makefile isnt setup right as when i run make xconfig (the GUI based configurator) i see no mention of ipv4 just ipv6. Oh Well HEH im new to linux. So how can i compile the kernel cleanly? is it just a simple matter of excluding ipv4 out of the makefile or is ipv4 important?

I thougth u can compile IPV6 instead of IPV4 when choose the options after 'make menuconfig or xconfig'.

Yeah well as i said i cannot find a hint of ipv4 in the configurator just ipv6, i follow the instructions by make config/oldconfig/xconfig then after the configuration is done i then just type make and that is as far as i get i have yet to make modules_install but cant get to that stage. So i really dont know were im going wrong im following the intructions in the readme file exactly, I cant choose ipv4 from the xconfig unless it is a hidden item, but not sure anyhow its late 2:30am here im off to bed nn, will try this in the morning.

thanks for replying zhy.

Good Luck to u:)

Good idea. :D

Many kernel/module features have co-dependencies on other features that may only become apparent when you try to do a build and/or when you try to build or to install modules.

Don't "diddle with the Makefiles!" :eek: Assume that they are correct. Your objective, after all, is not only to make sure that the system compiles, but that it will run! :)

"Getting some sleep" is definitely a good idea. It'll still be there :cry: tomorrow... ;)

P.S.: All of the systems that I have built with IPV6 support also had IPV4 selected, and who knows, this may be necessary. "If it works," the "extra" code can easily be ignored...

is it possible that it could be the gcc compiler version? i recall (not on my linuxbox yet) from the README that it said some compiler versions have inconsistancies and may skip some source code.