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From: peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva)
Subject: Re: [386bsd] Kernel build dies, unref symbol _version
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Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
References: <BznK64.AGL@NeoSoft.com> <17701@umd5.umd.edu> <1992Dec26.235116.3795@fcom.cc.utah.edu>
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 20:59:12 GMT
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In article <1992Dec26.235116.3795@fcom.cc.utah.edu> terry@cs.weber.edu (A Wizard of Earth C) writes:
> In article <17701@umd5.umd.edu> mark@roissy.umd.edu (Mark Sienkiewicz) writes:
> >In article <BznK64.AGL@NeoSoft.com> karl@NeoSoft.com (Karl Lehenbauer) writes:
> >>>"init_main.o: something about an unreferenced symbol _version"
> >>>is there a standard fix for this?

> >>Yeah, ATFP.  Add The Fine Patchkit.  This problem is fixed by patch #1.

I did. It isn't. You have to "make newvers" to get a vers.c file to resolve
this symbol. This should be documented. :->
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