[syslinux] how to compile syslinux-4.03

[Dag Wieers]

On Mon, 29 Nov 2010, H. Peter Anvin wrote:

> On 11/29/2010 09:51 AM, Gene Cumm wrote:
>>>>
>>>> My build system is RadHat Advance 5 update 5.
>>>> the version of gcc is 4.1.2
>>>> nasm is latest one, version is 2.0.9
>>>> I don't know the builtin version. i just install bash from the disc.
>>
>> Binutils is a package.  Try running 'as --version' and the GNU
>> assembler should show you the version.  GNU assembler is a part of
>> binutils.
>>
>> The other user had CentOS 5.5, which should be similar (if not same)
>> versions.  I never heard if an update to binutils solved this issue or
>> if the user had to also upgrade GCC in order for things to work.  I'm
>> BCC'ing the user as I'm uncertain if he is on the list.
>
> Since CentOS 5.5 and RHEL 5 AS 5 are basically the same packages, this
> sounds like a fairly narrow set of conditions having problems.

I still build syslinux for RHEL3, RHEL4, RHEL5 and RHEL6 and I can attest 
that building works fine on these vanilla distributions.

For RHEL5 that includes gcc 4.1.2 and nasm 0.98.39. At least the RHEL5 
package is used on a daily basis.

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