[Klug-general] Grub + x86_64

[George Prowse]

On 16/06/06, MacGyveR <macgyver at thedumbterminal.co.uk> wrote:
>
> On Friday 16 Jun 2006 18:16, Stuart Brand wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > I have compiled a pure 64bit linux os, every thing seems fine except I
> > want to use grub, however, I can't get it to compile, Iilo works but I
> > don't want to use that, I prefer grub, does anyone know how to compile
> > grub from source on a x86_64 system?
> >
> > the error I get is :C compiler cannot create executables
> >
> > the gcc is version 4.1.1 and I used this to compile the whole system so
> I
> > know it works
> >
> > Many thanks
> >
> > Stuart
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> i had this problem ages ago, it was due to some of the compiler packages
> not
> being installed, like binutils or something, sorry i cant be more helpful,
> but google found this:
>
> http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=27486
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If it is Gentoo try this: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic-t-294109.html

Usually it just a CFLAG being spilt wrong. On other distros it is the lack
of binutils or libs
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