[tulip] tulip.c won't compile on my redhat linux7.0 box

[Dmitry Pogosyan]

I compiled several version of tulip drivers recently under
RH7.0, including 0.92 and 0.92l from Donald Becker.

The problem with compilation is not compiler, but kernel headers.
These drivers require 2.2.16 (generally, pre 2.4) headers,
where RH7.0 by default installs 2.4 headers.

After one links /usr/inlcude/linux and /usr/include/asm
to the directories in 2.2.16 kernel source tree,
both gcc and kgcc compile those drivers fine.

David Shochat wrote:

> "Clifton T. Sharp Jr." wrote:
> >
> > I have seen it said that the compiler shipped with RH is buggy, and that
> > there is another compiler supplied with KDE that should be used instead.
> >
> This only applies to RedHat 7.0. The problem does not exist in previous
> versions.
>
> The gcc which is shipped with 7.0 is a version which the gcc developers
> consider to be interim and not suitable for inclusion in a distribution
> such as this. RedHat disagrees.
>
> Anyway, you should use kgcc (which I believe is a more stable version
> which is also included) for compiling kernel drivers. I think the 'k' is
> for 'kernel' (it has nothing to do with KDE).
>
> In addition, if you are using RH 7.0 (again, not a problem with 6.2 and
> previous) you have to make sure you are using the kernel headers that go
> with kernel 2.2 (by default you'll get some sort of 2.4 headers). Ways
> to do this have been discussed here quite a bit.
> -- David
>
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