here is the trace of the error messages after compiling my kernel - In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.2.14/include/linux/affs_fs_i.h:5, from /usr/src/linux-2.2.14/include/linux/fs.h:277, from /usr/src/linux-2.2.14/include/linux/capability.h:13, from /usr/src/linux-2.2.14/include/linux/binfmts.h:5, from /usr/src/linux-2.2.14/include/linux/sched.h:8, from /usr/src/linux-2.2.14/include/linux/mm.h:4, from testcall.c:3 /usr/src/linux-2.2.14/include/linux/time.h:69: warning: 'FD_SET' redefined /usr/include/sys/select.h:63: warning: this is the location of the previous definition /usr/src/linux-2.2.14/include/linux/time.h:70: warning: 'FD_CLR' redefined /usr/include/sys/select.h:64: warning: this is the location of the previous definition /usr/src/linux-2.2.14/include/linux/time.h:71: warning: 'FD_ISSET' redefined /usr/include/sys/select.h:65: warning: this is the location of the previous definition There are some more variable redefinition errors like this. Then i get parse errors as - In file included from /usr/src/linux-2.2.14/include/linux/fs.h:270, from /usr/src/linux-2.2.14/include/linux/capability.h:13, from /usr/src/linux-2.2.14/include/linux/binfmts.h:5, from /usr/src/linux-2.2.14/include/linux/sched.h:8, from /usr/src/linux-2.2.14/include/linux/m.h:4, from testcall.c:3: /usr/src/linux-2.2.14/include/linux/hpfs_fs_i.h:5: parse error before 'ino_t' /usr/src/linux-2.2.14/include/linux/hpfs_fs_i.h:5: warning: no semicolon at end of struct or union /usr/src/linux-2.2.14/include/linux/hpfs_fs_i.h:12: parse error before ':' here testcall.c is the file i added to /usr/src/kernel to implement my system call. Many such parse errors are displayed. There are thousand more error messages. my system is not net connected and floppy also not functioning. i just cannot type all error messages. can these errors be eliminated, anybody? On 10/4/05, Hemant Mohapatra <hemant.mohapatra@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I am using mandrake linux 7.0 with kernel > > version 2.2.14 to implement my own system call. > > I am getting lot many header files error regarding > > the syntax while compiling the kernel. > > Is there a special reason you are using such an archaic kernel for? > > ./h > -- > Operating Systems and Computer Architecture Research - University of Cincinnati > http://www.ececs.uc.edu/~mohapth > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/