Problem in kernel installation

ravi.chakram

Hi,

Suse linux is running in my system. I planned to install new kernel in my system. I downloaded new kernel from kernel.org and when i tried to compile it the following error was appeared. Can some one please help me to avoid this error.

Room:/usr/src/linux-2.6.30.5 # make

HOSTLD scripts/kconfig/conf

scripts/kconfig/conf -s arch/x86/Kconfig

CHK include/linux/version.h

UPD include/linux/version.h

CHK include/linux/utsrelease.h

UPD include/linux/utsrelease.h

SYMLINK include/asm -> include/asm-x86

CC kernel/bounds.s

In file included from include/linux/compiler-gcc.h:86,

from include/linux/compiler.h:40,

from include/linux/stddef.h:4,

from include/linux/posix_types.h:4,

from include/linux/types.h:14,

from include/linux/page-flags.h:8,

from kernel/bounds.c:9:

include/linux/compiler-gcc4.h:8:4: error: #error Your version of gcc miscompiles the __weak directive

make[1]: *** [kernel/bounds.s] Error 1

make: *** [prepare0] Error 2

Room:/usr/src/linux-2.6.30.5 #

Thanks in advance.

qraju

Update your gcc version.

ravi.chakram

Can you please tell me the URL to download the patch for upgrade gcc.

The current version of gcc is gcc version 4.1.0

Room:/usr/src#gcc -v
Using built-in specs.
Target: i586-suse-linux
Configured with: ../configure --enable-threads=posix --prefix=/usr --with-local-prefix=/usr/local --infodir=/usr/share/info --mandir=/usr/share/man --libdir=/usr/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --enable-languages=c,c++,objc,fortran,java,ada --enable-checking=release --with-gxx-include-dir=/usr/include/c++/4.1.0 --enable-ssp --disable-libssp --enable-java-awt=gtk --enable-gtk-cairo --disable-libjava-multilib --with-slibdir=/lib --with-system-zlib --enable-shared --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-libstdcxx-allocator=new --without-system-libunwind --with-cpu=generic --host=i586-suse-linux
Thread model: posix
gcc version 4.1.0 (SUSE Linux)
Room:/usr/src/#