[OpenAFS] Problem building openafs on kernel 2.6.18.2-34-default

Sergio Gelato Sergio.Gelato@astro.su.se
Wed, 27 Dec 2006 19:50:20 +0100


* Gianluca Cerminara [2006-12-27 16:20:49 +0100]:
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> Hello,
> 	I'm trying to build openafs 1.4.0 or 1.4.2 on my machine (x86) running
> opensuse 10.2 (kernel 2.6.18.2-34-default).
> I get the following error:
> /home/cerminar/io/installazione/openafs-1.4.0/src/afs/LINUX/osi_machdep.h:55:2:

OpenAFS 1.4.0 is definitely too old for kernel 2.6.18. Don't insist.

OpenAFS 1.4.2, on the other hand, ought to work (it did for me in a
recent upgrade to Debian "etch", which also has a 2.6.18 kernel).
Do you get the same error with 1.4.2? (The message you showed us says
1.4.0.)

> error: #error Not sure what to do about rlim (should be in the Linux
> task struct somewhere....)
> 
> I read another thread about this problem but I could not find any
> solution there...is there any known workaround?
> 
> Many thanks,
> 	G
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