I am having a problem rebuilding the default kernel in hopes to eventually build a P4-tuned kernel.
I copied the source directory locally and copied 'kernel-2.4.22-i586.config' from the config directory to '.config'. I then did a 'make dep bzImage' for which I receive a compile error:

gcc32 -D__KERNEL__ -I/home/tim/Projects/linux-2.4.22-1.2129.nptl/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -O2 -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -fomit-frame-pointer -pipe -mpreferred-stack-boundary=2 -march=i586 -nostdinc -iwithprefix include -DKBUILD_BASENAME=io_apic -c -o io_apic.o io_apic.c
io_apic.c:46: `dest_LowestPrio' undeclared here (not in a function)
io_apic.c: In function `__mask_IO_APIC_irq':
io_apic.c:141: warning: implicit declaration of function `io_apic_read'
io_apic.c:141: warning: implicit declaration of function `io_apic_write'
io_apic.c:141: warning: implicit declaration of function `io_apic_sync'
io_apic.c: In function `clear_IO_APIC_pin':
io_apic.c:170: storage size of `entry' isn't known
io_apic.c:178: `dest_SMI' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:178: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
io_apic.c:178: for each function it appears in.)
io_apic.c:170: warning: unused variable `entry'
io_apic.c: In function `clear_IO_APIC':
io_apic.c:196: `nr_ioapics' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c: In function `send_IPI_self':
io_apic.c:223: warning: implicit declaration of function `apic_wait_icr_idle'
io_apic.c:228: warning: implicit declaration of function `apic_write_around'
io_apic.c: In function `find_irq_entry':
io_apic.c:364: `mp_irq_entries' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:365: `mp_irqs' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:366: `mp_ioapics' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:367: `MP_APIC_ALL' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c: In function `find_isa_irq_pin':
io_apic.c:381: `mp_irq_entries' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:382: `mp_irqs' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:384: `mp_bus_id_to_type' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:384: `MP_BUS_ISA' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:385: `MP_BUS_EISA' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:386: `MP_BUS_MCA' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c: In function `IO_APIC_get_PCI_irq_vector':
io_apic.c:405: warning: implicit declaration of function `Dprintk'
io_apic.c:407: `mp_bus_id_to_pci_bus' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:411: `mp_irq_entries' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:412: `mp_irqs' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:414: `nr_ioapics' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:415: `mp_ioapics' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:416: `MP_APIC_ALL' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:419: `mp_bus_id_to_type' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:419: `MP_BUS_PCI' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c: In function `MPBIOS_polarity':
io_apic.c:482: `mp_irqs' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:492: `mp_bus_id_to_type' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:494: `MP_BUS_ISA' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:499: `MP_BUS_EISA' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:504: `MP_BUS_PCI' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:509: `MP_BUS_MCA' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c: In function `MPBIOS_trigger':
io_apic.c:551: `mp_irqs' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:561: `mp_bus_id_to_type' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:563: `MP_BUS_ISA' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:568: `MP_BUS_EISA' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:573: `MP_BUS_PCI' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:578: `MP_BUS_MCA' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c: In function `pin_2_irq':
io_apic.c:631: `mp_irqs' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:639: `mp_bus_id_to_type' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:641: `MP_BUS_ISA' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:642: `MP_BUS_EISA' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:643: `MP_BUS_MCA' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:648: `MP_BUS_PCI' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c: In function `IO_APIC_irq_trigger':
io_apic.c:688: `nr_ioapics' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:690: `mp_INT' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c: In function `setup_IO_APIC_irqs':
io_apic.c:731: storage size of `entry' isn't known
io_apic.c:737: `nr_ioapics' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:745: `dest_LowestPrio' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:750: `mp_INT' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:753: `mp_ioapics' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:731: warning: unused variable `entry'
io_apic.c: In function `setup_ExtINT_IRQ0_pin':
io_apic.c:813: storage size of `entry' isn't known
io_apic.c:830: `dest_LowestPrio' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:813: warning: unused variable `entry'
io_apic.c: In function `print_IO_APIC':
io_apic.c:862: storage size of `reg_00' isn't known
io_apic.c:863: storage size of `reg_01' isn't known
io_apic.c:864: storage size of `reg_02' isn't known
io_apic.c:865: storage size of `reg_03' isn't known
io_apic.c:868: `mp_irq_entries' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:869: `nr_ioapics' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:871: `mp_ioapics' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:958: storage size of `entry' isn't known
io_apic.c:958: warning: unused variable `entry'
io_apic.c:862: warning: unused variable `reg_00'
io_apic.c:863: warning: unused variable `reg_01'
io_apic.c:864: warning: unused variable `reg_02'
io_apic.c:865: warning: unused variable `reg_03'
io_apic.c: In function `print_APIC_bitfield':
io_apic.c:1010: warning: implicit declaration of function `apic_read'
io_apic.c: In function `print_local_APIC':
io_apic.c:1032: warning: implicit declaration of function `get_maxlvt'
io_apic.c:1065: warning: implicit declaration of function `apic_write'
io_apic.c: In function `enable_IO_APIC':
io_apic.c:1138: storage size of `reg_01' isn't known
io_apic.c:1153: `nr_ioapics' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:1138: warning: unused variable `reg_01'
io_apic.c: In function `disable_IO_APIC':
io_apic.c:1176: warning: implicit declaration of function `disconnect_bsp_APIC'
io_apic.c: In function `setup_ioapic_ids_from_mpc':
io_apic.c:1188: storage size of `reg_00' isn't known
io_apic.c:1189: `phys_cpu_present_map' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:1205: `nr_ioapics' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:1212: `mp_ioapics' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:1254: `mp_irq_entries' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:1255: `mp_irqs' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:1188: warning: unused variable `reg_00'
io_apic.c: In function `ack_edge_ioapic_irq':
io_apic.c:1371: warning: implicit declaration of function `ack_APIC_irq'
io_apic.c: In function `unlock_ExtINT_logic':
io_apic.c:1599: storage size of `entry0' isn't known
io_apic.c:1599: storage size of `entry1' isn't known
io_apic.c:1603: `mp_INT' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:1618: `dest_ExtINT' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:1599: warning: unused variable `entry0'
io_apic.c:1599: warning: unused variable `entry1'
io_apic.c: In function `check_timer':
io_apic.c:1682: `mp_INT' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:1683: `mp_ExtINT' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:1693: `nmi_watchdog' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:1693: `NMI_IO_APIC' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:1697: warning: implicit declaration of function `check_nmi_watchdog'
io_apic.c: In function `setup_IO_APIC':
io_apic.c:1794: warning: implicit declaration of function `sync_Arb_IDs'
io_apic.c: In function `io_apic_get_unique_id':
io_apic.c:1812: storage size of `reg_00' isn't known
io_apic.c:1827: `phys_cpu_present_map' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:1812: warning: unused variable `reg_00'
io_apic.c: In function `io_apic_get_version':
io_apic.c:1889: storage size of `reg_01' isn't known
io_apic.c:1889: warning: unused variable `reg_01'
io_apic.c: In function `io_apic_get_redir_entries':
io_apic.c:1902: storage size of `reg_01' isn't known
io_apic.c:1902: warning: unused variable `reg_01'
io_apic.c: In function `io_apic_set_pci_routing':
io_apic.c:1915: storage size of `entry' isn't known
io_apic.c:1932: `dest_LowestPrio' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:1945: `mp_ioapics' undeclared (first use in this function)
io_apic.c:1915: warning: unused variable `entry'
io_apic.c: At top level:
io_apic.c:254: warning: `move' defined but not used
make[1]: *** [io_apic.o] Error 1

I would have figured that the basic 586 would have compiled out of the box.
Any help would be appreciated.

Tim

Its not 'make dep bzImage' but more like:

make dep
make bzImage

And then the rest of the steps that follow.

Read the kernel howto at www.tldp.org for more details or search around this site, kernel compiling questions are asked all the time.

Before make dep you should first do make oldconfig

I tried 'make dep' and 'make bzImage' but to no avail. Out of curiosity, doesn't make accept multiple directives?

After copying the source tree, make sure your new source tree name matches the name given in the first few lines of Makefile. The Makefile will have a -custom appended to the name, this causes issues if your sourcetree isn't in that directory.

Always make mrproper in a kernel source tree before beginning the build, then copy in the config, and make oldconfig.

If you're building the 2.4 kernel, make sure to have the gcc32 package installed, and export CC=gcc32.

Well, I tried changing my sourcetree to match the EXTRAVERSION in Makefile with the same outcome. Just to make sure, I did have gcc32 package installed.

Has anybody been able to build a kernel without modifing any source from the installed source? I find it hard to believe. With my SuSE, all I do is copy the sourcetree locally, run 'make xconfig', then type 'make dep bzImage'. I come back about 20 minutes and voila a kernel ready to boot.

What am I missing with Fedora?

Yes I have done so, but I also had issues with a number of the kernels that they wouldn't compile. Have you checked the Fedora mail list? When a specific kernel had compilation issues there were postings to the Fedora test list, I imagine they were also made to the Fedora list. Nothing special should be required, just make sure you make mrproper in the tree first. I have never copied and renamed the source tree tho, since building in the installed directory doesn't mess anything up because of extraversion appended with -custom.