I was compiling 2.4.18 and I ran into this (this was all done after the symbolic links were set up to the mips directories): When compiling /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18/drivers/char/keyboard.c: Included in this order #include <asm/keyboard.h> ...stuff... #include <linux/vt_kern.h> /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18/include/linux/vt_kern.h:35: `pckbd_rate' redeclared as different kind of symbol /usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18/include/asm/keyboard.h:30: previous declaration of `pckbd_rate' in asm/keyboard.h extern int pckbd_rate(struct kbd_repeat *rep); #define kbd_rate pckbd_rate In that order, but, as I understand, the preprocessor will make a pass and substitution before the c compiler is called so effectively extern int kbd_rate(struct kbd_repeat *rep); and in linux/vt_kern.h extern int (*kbd_rate)(struct kbd_repeat *rep); As you can see, the first is the variable and the second is a pointer. Which is right? I commented out the pointer, chosen at random and crashed a bit later at pc_keyb.c. So I went back and commented out the first one. Crashed in the same place. So I grabbed my keyboard.h from my 2.4.16 kernel and copied it in. It works fine. Is this just me? -- Mike Nugent Programmer/Author mike@illuminatus.org "I believe the use of noise to make music will increase until we reach a music produced through the aid of electrical instruments which will make available for musical purposes any and all sounds that can be heard." -- composer John Cage, 1937
