[lug] slack 9.0 on ecs desknote

[D. Stimits]

thad wrote:

> I uopgraded my ecs desknote with a fresh install of slack9.0 from 8.1.
>
> the desknote has a wintel type of modem, pctel which i made to work 
> using binary from pctel.org with slack8.1. However the binary seems 
> dont sit well with the new gcc3.2 which slack 9.0 has, the compilation 
> is asking for some kernel headers which was not included in my 
> instalation. After installing the kernel headers with the new slack 
> 9.0 it is now looking for an ealier version of gcc.
>
> What other hack option that i can do with this?
>
> thanks
>
> thadphole
>
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You might try to edit the kernel source toplevel Makefile, and on the 
line which is by default empty after the "=", the CROSS_COMPILE line, 
name the compiler you want to use. Leave HOSTCC the same, add the 
compiler you are trying to CROSS_COMPILE. Be sure to change the 
EXTRAVERSION line as well, you don't want to overwrite an existing 
kernel or its modules with something new that might not work.

D. Stimits, stimits AT attbi DOT com