[syslinux] 4.00-pre63 won't compile (was: Bug#587150: #587150: d-i netinst cd doesn't boot, isolinux error: further investigation)

[Gene Cumm]

On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 17:56, Helmut Hullen <Hullen at t-online.de> wrote:
> Hallo, Ferenc,
>
> Du meintest am 27.06.10:
>
> [...]
>
>> That would be very useful indeed.  Do they boot any isolinux 4.00
>> CDs?
>
> Next trial compiling 4.00-pre63 for slackware.
>
> I had changed "NASMOPT=-O3" in "MCONFIG", then I get the famous last
> words
>
> nasm -f elf -O3 -g -F dwarf -DDATE_STR="'0x4c27c76f'" \
>                -DHEXDATE="0x4c27c76f" \
>                -l isolinux-debug.lsr -o isolinux-debug.o -MP -MD .isolinux-debug.o.d isolinux-debug.asm
> nasm: fatal: unrecognized debug format `dwarf' for output format `elf'
> type `nasm -h' for help
> nasm: fatal: unrecognized debug format `dwarf' for output format `elf'
> type `nasm -h' for help
> nasm: fatal: unrecognized debug format `dwarf' for output format `elf'
> type `nasm -h' for help
> make[1]: *** [ldlinux.o] Fehler 1
> make[1]: *** Warte auf noch nicht beendete Prozesse...
> make[1]: *** [isolinux.o] Fehler 1
> make[1]: *** [isolinux-debug.o] Fehler 1
> ranlib libcore.a
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/tmp/core'
> make: *** [all] Fehler 2
>
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> What does "dwarf" there?
>
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> And it's time to go to bed (perhaps with Snow White).
>
> Viele Gruesse!
> Helmut

Check your version of NASM.  I remember HPA saying it should be at
least 2.07 but must be at least 2.03.

-- 
-Gene