[syslinux] syslinux-3.36 and 3.35 compilation broke /dev/null

Mike Frysinger vapier at gentoo.org
Sun Feb 11 17:15:20 PST 2007


On Sunday 11 February 2007, Gilles Espinasse wrote:
> I have tested with 3.31 (does not broke /dev/null) and 3.35/3.36 that broke
> /dev/null
>
> I verify that /dev/null exist, then compile one of the target available on
> top Makefile and /dev/null no more exist.

you didnt describe your system at all ... what version of binutils/gcc ?  
older versions of both would delete the output even if it were /dev/null and 
since you're (for some reason) compiling as root, this is possible
-mike
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