[Buildroot] syslinux fails to build

[Thomas Petazzoni]

Le Wed, 4 Jul 2012 11:53:30 +0100,
Aras Vaichas <aras.vaichas at gmail.com> a écrit :

> make[3]: Entering directory
> `/home/aras/buildroot/buildroot/output/build/syslinux-4.04/diag/geodsp'
> ./mk-lba-img lba.img
> ./mk-lba-img: 1: ./mk-lba-img: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
> make[3]: *** [lba.img] Error 2
> make[3]: Leaving directory
> `/home/aras/buildroot/buildroot/output/build/syslinux-4.04/diag/geodsp'
> make[2]: *** [all] Error 2
> make[2]: Leaving directory
> `/home/aras/buildroot/buildroot/output/build/syslinux-4.04/diag'
> make[1]: *** [all] Error 2
> make[1]: Leaving directory
> `/home/aras/buildroot/buildroot/output/build/syslinux-4.04'
> make: *** [/home/aras/buildroot/buildroot/output/build/syslinux-4.04/.stamp_built]
> Error 2
> 
> Is this a known problem?

Not to my knowledge, but I don't use syslinux myself. The bump to 4.04
was done by Arnout Vandecappelle in January this year, so maybe he will
comment on this.

> 
> I bumped the version to 4.05 but compilation fails. I researched the
> problem and found a patch that makes the build work:
> 
> http://web.archiveorange.com/archive/v/mwjwm6LzqZy83B2DDQIJ
> 
> Shall I submit a patch for:
> 
> * the bump to 4.05,
> * the patch to make 4.05 compile (which would be a copy of the patch
> from Geert Stappers) ?

Yes, please submit a patch doing both.

Thanks a lot!

Thomas
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