[U-Boot-Users] Re: Cannot compile fw_env tools in u-boot-1.1.4

[antonio.dibacco]

The problem is that I'm using  kernel 2.4, the latest kernel from Denx.
The eldk_3.1.1 is for linux 2.4 too, or am I wrong? 

Best regards,
Antonio. 


Wolfgang Denk Scrive: 

> In message <20060322110908.29680.qmail at mx1.aruba.it> you wrote:
>> I go under u-boot-1.1.4/tools/env/ and try to do make but I receive the 
>> following error
>>  -> make
>> ppc_8xx-gcc -Wall -DUSE_HOSTCC crc32.c  fw_env.c  fw_env_main.c -o 
>> fw_printenv
>> In file included from fw_env.c:34:
>> /opt/eldk_3.1.1/ppc_8xx/usr/include/linux/mtd/mtd.h:13:2: #error This is a 
>> kernel header. Perhaps include mtd-user.h instead?  
>> 
>> I tried to include mtd-user.h but there still a lot of errors!! 
> 
> I'm afraid this is a known problem. The  current  code  assumes  (and
> works fine) in a Linux 2.4 based environment, but fails (like in your
> case)  when  used  with 2.6 header files. Unfortunately, adapting the
> code for a 2.6 context will cause it to brak in 2.4 environments. 
> 
> I am still trying to figure out if there is a clean way to  find  out
> which  environment  to use; I would like to avoid having to probe for
> the existience of certain header files in the Makefile. 
> 
> Any ideas are welcome. 
> 
> Best regards, 
> 
> Wolfgang Denk 
> 
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