Date:	Fri, 11 Dec 1998 10:59:39 +0100 (CET)
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@stack.nl>
To:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu>
Subject: Kernel Compilation Project - status update

Kernel Compilation Project  - Status update
-------------------------------------------
This document tries to give a brief update about the Kernel Compilation
Project.

In the last weeks, a lot of small but anoying bugs are fixed (bug thanks to
Alan Cox for pointing me in the right direction) and a most fixes are in
the AC-series. For some problems I have a solution but it is not "nice
enough" to be in mainstream kernel.

Results
-------
Yesterday, I ran a series of compiles on 2.1.131ac7 + my fixes, and about
75% of the compiles was succesfull (BIG improvement, for example 2.1.125
compiled in about 3%). For the Kernel Compilation Project to work, this has
to go up to (at least) 95%. Until that time, no distributed system is
workable since a _LOT_ of the same bugs will be reported.


Remaining bugs
--------------

* ISDN subsystem
   + The ISDN-subsystem calls icmp_send for a broken link; it shouldn't
     since TCP/IP is not always available (violation of OSI-layers)
   + Several HiSax-drivers depend on PPP for a CRC-table. This table is
     used very often, I think it should get it's own file
   + There is a nameclash between the act2000-isdn card and the
     hisax-drivers about a "cards" structure
   + ISDN_PPP depends on TCP/IP for VJ-header compression. Shouldn't since
     TCP/IP isn't always available (for example, for security-reasons)
   + The ISDN-subsytem doesn't compile if CONFIG_NET isn't set
     (Would be great for an old 386 to serve as answering machine)

* PPP
   + PPP depends on TCP/IP for header-compression; same reasons as for ISDN

* HFMODEM
   + several drivers depend on the CRC-table of PPP; needs it's own file
   + "hfmodem_refclock_setscale" is called but neither I nor my compiler
     can find it

* IrDA
   + Has several strange things (ac8 should fix; my machine is busy :-)

* HDLCdrv
   + Fails if AX25 is compiled as a module but hdlcdrv isn't

* linking-order
   + Several drivers depend on a linking order in the toplevel Makefile.
     Strange things going on here... Can give examples if someone feels
     like fixing these.

* Radio-MIROPCM20
   + depends on the lowlevel-sound ACI-driver, but this one is asked later
     in the 'make config' process (yuck!)

* Misc config
   + CONFIG_SDLA must be compiled as a Module
   + Promise DC4030 depends on CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK 
   + HIPPI depends on TCP/IP
   

Time to go fix :-)
Help appriciated! (.config-files available on request) 


Greetings,
  Arjan van de Ven


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