patches/linux/2.4.26/linux-2.4-bsd-expr.patch
author "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@anciens.enib.fr>
Fri Sep 14 21:41:00 2007 +0000 (2007-09-14)
changeset 386 d5c5ed1b75ef
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Update docs/CREDITS: ARM EABI support.
Update README: point at docs/CREDITS.
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# http://in3www.epfl.ch/~schaffne/linux-2.4-bsd-expr.patch
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The following makes it possible to compile linux 2.4.19 to 2.4.25 on Mac OS X,
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where "expr" doesn't understand the "length" construct
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(which it doesn't have to, according to SuSv3
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(see http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007904975/utilities/expr.html)
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See also http://sources.redhat.com/ml/crossgcc/2004-02/msg00131.html
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Fixes error
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  expr: syntax error
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  KERNELRELEASE "2.4.21" exceeds 64 characters
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  make: *** [include/linux/version.h] Error 1
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diff -ur linux-2.4.23-old/Makefile linux-2.4.23/Makefile
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--- linux-2.4.23-old/Makefile	2003-12-09 14:27:56.000000000 +0100
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+++ linux-2.4.23/Makefile	2003-12-09 14:28:37.000000000 +0100
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@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@
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 	@rm -f .ver1
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 include/linux/version.h: ./Makefile
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-	@expr length "$(KERNELRELEASE)" \<= $(uts_len) > /dev/null || \
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+	@expr "$(KERNELRELEASE)" : '.*' \<= $(uts_len) > /dev/null || \
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 	  (echo KERNELRELEASE \"$(KERNELRELEASE)\" exceeds $(uts_len) characters >&2; false)
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 	@echo \#define UTS_RELEASE \"$(KERNELRELEASE)\" > .ver
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 	@echo \#define LINUX_VERSION_CODE `expr $(VERSION) \\* 65536 + $(PATCHLEVEL) \\* 256 + $(SUBLEVEL)` >> .ver