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From: deraadt@newt.cuc.ab.ca (Theo de Raadt)
Subject: Re: [386bsd] Kernel build dies, unref symbol _version
In-Reply-To: peter@ferranti.com's message of Fri, 1 Jan 1993 20: 59:12 GMT
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In article <id.E4CW.XE@ferranti.com> peter@ferranti.com (peter da silva) writes:
   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. :->

If you config a new kernel, the first time you type "make" in that directory
the vers.c file should be created. Patch #1 does not fix that.

Patch #1 is busted. It doesn't work the right way.
 <tdr.
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