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author | Chong Yidong <[email protected]> | 2007-05-23 20:15:17 +0000 |
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committer | Chong Yidong <[email protected]> | 2007-05-23 20:15:17 +0000 |
commit | 8a0b01bce92cdd602e96baf8e435a2f2f8e8f0ba (patch) | |
tree | 01627eabce8db71f312f286488361a622f9269c0 /etc | |
parent | 6c06422c157c1209cd6bc231e26c62cdb1c8c98b (diff) |
Add "Compiling on GNU/Linux fails due to a missing left operand in gnu-linux.h."
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diff --git a/etc/PROBLEMS b/etc/PROBLEMS index 00dedc0c36..473043932a 100644 --- a/etc/PROBLEMS +++ b/etc/PROBLEMS @@ -2452,6 +2452,27 @@ This results from a bug in a VERY old version of GNU Sed. To solve the problem, install the current version of GNU Sed, then rerun Emacs's configure script. +*** Compiling on GNU/Linux fails due to a missing left operand in gnu-linux.h. + +The error messages have the form: + + ../src/s/gnu-linux.h:49:24: error: operator '>' has no left operand + +This error occurs because your system defines LINUX_VERSION_CODE in +the standard header file linux/version.h but does not give it a value. +As a workaround, you can edit the file src/s/gnu-linux.h to add the +needed definition. On the line after "#include <linux/version.h>", +add a line as shown below: + +#include <linux/version.h> +#define LINUX_VERSION_CODE 132626 + +The number to use depends on your kernel version (the example shown is +for kernel 2.6.18). The number can be obtained by running the +following command in the shell: + +uname -r | sed -e 's/\./ /g' -e 's/-.*//' | awk '{print $1*(2^16) + $2*(2^8) + $3}' + *** Building a 32-bit executable on a 64-bit GNU/Linux architecture. First ensure that the necessary 32-bit system libraries and include |