> static unsigned int __attribute__((__section__(".bss"))) major = 0; > static unsigned int __attribute__((__section__(".bss"))) _major = 0; it should be: static unsigned int major __attribute__ ((section(".bss"))) = 0; > If you could tell me how to achieve this in a fancy way which also works, > I'm all ears. Maybe the janitorial steering committee might also like the > idea enough to adjust their current TODO list. yup, maybe it's worth of a discussion on the list -- Carlos Manuel Duclos Vergara http://www.toolchains.com/personal/blog -- dm-devel@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/dm-devel