[U-Boot] TQM860L_config: u-boot.lds:76 cannot move location counter backwards

[Robert P. J. Day]

On Sat, 3 Dec 2011, Marek Vasut wrote:

> >   so i got permission to try to update u-boot on one of the TQM860
> > boards, so i checked out the u-boot git repo, ran:
> >
> > $ make TQM860L_config
> > $ make
> >
> > and eventually got:
> >
> > u-boot.lds:76 cannot move location counter backwards (from 40008604 to
> > 40008000) make: *** [u-boot] Error 1
> >
> > i can read an explanation of what that allegedly means here:
> >
> > http://www.denx.de/wiki/view/DULG/PortingProblemCannotMoveLocationCounterBa
> > ckwards
> >
> > but that explanation is in the context of someone *porting* u-boot to
> > a new board.  should i expect this for what should be an already
> > supported board?
> >
> >   in any event, it's late so i'll tackle this again tomorrow.
> >
> > rday
>
> What version of uboot do you use? What compiler and it's version do you use?

  i'm using the latest "git pull" of u-boot, and:

$ powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc --version
powerpc-unknown-linux-gnu-gcc (crosstool-NG-1.10.0) 4.4.5
...

i get the same result with u-boot 2010.12.

rday

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