error compiling 2.4.18 + 2.4.19r1 patch with make-kpkg

[Matt Price <matt.price@utoronto.ca>]

Hi there,

I#'m a linux newbie in somewhat over my head trying to get sound to 
work on my new machine.  I've had to recompile the kernel several 
times, and on my latest attempt I keep getting the same error over 
and over again.  I'm using the make-kpkg command on debian -- which I 
htink is pretty similar to the standard kernel build, just more 
automated & builds the .deb package -- and anyway, as a 
non-programmer I'm someewhat lost.  I get the following error message:



init/main.c: In function `root_dev_setup':
init/main.c:296: sizeof applied to an incomplete type
init/main.c:296: sizeof applied to an incomplete type
init/main.c:296: sizeof applied to an incomplete type
init/main.c:296: sizeof applied to an incomplete type
init/main.c:296: sizeof applied to an incomplete type
init/main.c:296: sizeof applied to an incomplete type
init/main.c:298: sizeof applied to an incomplete type
make[1]: *** [init/main.o] Error 1
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernel-source-2.4.18'
make: *** [stamp-build] Error 2

The problem seems to be with a line in main.c regarding 
root_device_name (I think it has to do with identifying the root 
partition).  Anyway, does anyone know how the variable is 
initialized, so I can trace the problem back to its source?  Has 
anyone seen anything similar in the past?

THanks for your help.  If this is the wrong place to be asking this 
kind of question, pleasel et me know.

matt

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