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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: can't compile the kernel...
To: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert)
Date: Mon, 4 Mar 1996 11:23:03 -0700 (MST)
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In-Reply-To: <199603040753.IAA17378@keltia.freenix.fr> from "Ollivier Robert" at Mar 4, 96 08:53:28 am
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> It seems that Amedeo Beck Peccoz said:
> > Tried to compile my kernel, but got the following:
> > kern_sysctl.o: Undefined symbol '_hw_float' referenced from text segment
> 
> As written in the LINT file, the npx0 line is NOT optionnal.

This is stupid.

Why is it still in files.i386 as optional?  Why is an option used
to include it or not include it?

This is a data problem, not a documentation problem.  Change the
files.i386 data.  PLEASE.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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