[LinuxBIOS] New version of ROM posting app

[Gregg C Levine]

Hello from Gregg C Levine
First off all, thank you for the BK advice. That was what I was
missing. I actually didn't think that the clone command applied to
everything that BK is used for, just for themselves. (Don't ask why!)

However, the next question is which version of the library are you
using? I chose the most recent, and before that: I chose version 0.198
as well, but it is failing with the included headers from the Linux
kernel, I'll post a copy of the script blurb here:
strip --strip-all -R .comment -R .note shared/ipconfig
ar cru libipconfig.a main.o netdev.o packet.o bootp_proto.o
dhcp_proto.o
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/klibc-0.198/ipconfig'
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/klibc-0.198/nfsmount'
gcc -Wp,-MD,./.main.o.d -mregparm=3 -DREGPARM=3 -march=i386 -Os -g
-falign-functions=0 -falign-jumps=0 -falign-loops=0  -nostdinc
-iwithprefix include -D__KLIBC__ -DBITSIZE=32 -I../include/arch/i386
-I../include/bits32 -I../include -I../linux/include
-I../linux/include2 -I../linux/include -Wstrict-prototypes -Wall -I.
-c -o main.o main.c
In file included from main.c:16:
../linux/include/linux/nfs_mount.h:26: error: field `old_root' has
incomplete type
../linux/include/linux/nfs_mount.h:40: error: field `root' has
incomplete type
make[1]: *** [main.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/klibc-0.198/nfsmount'
make: *** [all] Error 2

Ironically the release before that one, 0.190 gets through everything,
but crashes to a halt inside the ash directory. And 0.181 builds the
library, but complains about some trivial data, or a trivial error.

Whereas the currently stable release 1.0 gets all of the way through
building stuff until it reaches this point:
cp -f shared/ipconfig shared.g
strip --strip-all -R .comment -R .note shared/ipconfig
ar cru libipconfig.a main.o netdev.o packet.o bootp_proto.o
dhcp_proto.o
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/klibc-1.0/ipconfig'
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/klibc-1.0/nfsmount'
gcc -Wp,-MD,./.main.o.d -march=i386 -Os -g -fomit-frame-pointer
-falign-functions=0 -falign-jumps=0 -falign-loops=0 -m32 -nostdinc
-iwithprefix include -D__KLIBC__ -I../include/arch/i386
-I../include/bits32 -I../include -I../linux/include
-I../linux/include2 -I../linux/include -mregparm=3 -D_REGPARM=3
-Wstrict-prototypes -Wall -I. -c -o main.o main.c
In file included from main.c:16:
../linux/include/linux/nfs_mount.h:26: error: field `old_root' has
incomplete type
../linux/include/linux/nfs_mount.h:40: error: field `root' has
incomplete type
make[1]: *** [main.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/klibc-1.0/nfsmount'
make: *** [all] Error 2

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All of this is being built using the tools with Slackware-10.1, binary
utilities are at 2..19 and the gcc release version 3.3.4. Also the
kernel is at 2.4.29.

If you would like to know why I chose the Slackware distribution, it's
because I have found that one to be relatively easy to use for setting
up new systems, including work stations, and servers. 

What is strange is why the two versions have the exactly the same
errors. Do you think I should send those two complaints to the list
which covers the activities of the library?
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Gregg C Levine hansolofalcon at worldnet.att.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jon Smirl [mailto:jonsmirl at gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 8:16 PM
> To: Gregg C Levine
> Cc: linuxbios at openbios.org
> Subject: Re: [LinuxBIOS] New version of ROM posting app
> 
> On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 20:03:40 -0500, Gregg C Levine
> <hansolofalcon at worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> > Hello from Gregg C Levine
> > While I appreciate the offer of the application, as I am eager to
test
> > nearly everything new for the primary Linux BIOS project, I have
one
> > or two questions.
> >
> > Question One, Is this the same emu86, that is a project on
BerliOS?
> > It's at http://emu86.berlios.de Also where is this vm86 available?
> 
> It is the emu86 that is contained in the linusbios project.
> linuxbios/src/devices/emulator
> 
> There are about 100 variations on emu86 floating around.
> 
> > Question Two, I have bitkeeper installed, and it can reach itself,
> > that is the company's site. But how can I retrieve the code stored
at
> > bk://mesa3d.bkbits.net/rom? I try feeding the string to bk
command,
> > and I get an odd command back.
> 
>  bk clone bk://mesa3d.bkbits.net/rom target_dir
> 
> > Has anyone on the list used bitkeeper before, other then yourself?
I
> > am afraid I am more use to CVS, then BK.
> 
> The Linux kernel is developed using bitkeeper.  Instead of copying
> kernel images from kernel.org you can use this to keep up to date
with
> the latest changes.
> 
> bk clone  bk://linux.bkbits.net/linux-2.5 target_dir
> 
> After you have the initial tree down, to get updates
> cd target_dir
> bk pull
> 
> You can get bitkeeper here:
> http://www.bitkeeper.com/Products.BK_Pro.Downloads.html
> It is a free download.
> 
> --
> Jon Smirl
> jonsmirl at gmail.com