compiling a linux kernel

[Erik Hensema]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gokhan Tanyeri [ mailto:zgt@invetech.com.au ]
> 
> Hi everybody, 
> I am trying to compile a Linux kernel with GNU powerPC tools 
> on a NT machine
> running cygwin b20.1. Make configure goes well but when I try 
> to make dep, I
> get an error something like"mmap: out of memory". Has anyone 
> tried compiling
> a linux kernel with cygwin? Is it possible to do that or is 
> it just silly to
> try this?

Compiling a Linux kernel is even under Linux a very complex proces. It only
works well with specific versions of GCC, and uses (used?) some horrible
hacks, like exploiting bugs in GCC. Also, this process is that big a load to
the system, I actually use it as a reliable memory test on new machines (if
the compilation fails, there's a very big chance that a RAM chip is broken).

Crosscompiling is an even more complex issue, as is emulating Unix on NT. So
what you're trying to do is _extremely_ complex. You're bound to run into
some problems sooner or later. Better just compile the kernel on a powerpc
running LinuxPPC, or, if that is not an option, a Linux/x86 running a
cross-compiler.

> 

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