Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 12:13:20 -0700 (MST) From: Nate Williams <nate@mt.sri.com> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@glue.umd.edu> Cc: Simon Shapiro <Shimon@i-connect.net>, John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@resnet.uoregon.edu>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: More on LINT Kernel Failure to compile Message-ID: <199710311913.MAA25540@rocky.mt.sri.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971031121427.11985C-100000@picnic.mat.net> References: <XFMail.971031093401.Shimon@i-Connect.Net> <Pine.BSF.3.96.971031121427.11985C-100000@picnic.mat.net>
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> > Had I had to compile the LINT kernel, I know how to do it. The problem is > > that I assumed (hate that word :-) that the LINT kernel is sort of standard > > sanity check for sources and is supposed to compile all by itself, without > > me ``assisting'' it. > > I thought that the LINT file was only intended to yield a maximal set of > sources, suitable for linting, and could not compile, because many of the > options chosen for lint would be mutually exclusive. No one would ever, > ever be intended to run a LINT kernel. Close. It's *supposed* to compile (and link) so you can see any errors in the system, but it will never run. Nate
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