I have followed the steps on: http://www.howtoforge.com/kernel_compilation_ubuntu to recompile the kernel on my ubuntu edgy. Unfortunately in the during the compilation process I get this error: LD init/built-in.o LD .tmp_vmlinux1 init/built-in.o: In function `try_name': do_mounts.c: (.text+0x4a4): undefined reference to `__stack_chk_fail' init/built-in.o: In function `name_to_dev_t': (.text+0x789): undefined reference to `__stack_chk_fail' init/built-in.o: In function `change_floppy': (.init.text+0x9a1): undefined reference to `__stack_chk_fail' init/built-in.o: In function `mount_block_root': (.init.text+0xc03): undefined reference to `__stack_chk_fail' init/built-in.o: In function `do_header': initramfs.c: (.init.text+0x4294): undefined reference to `__stack_chk_fail' arch/i386/kernel/built-in.o: (.text+0x4701): more undefined references to `__stack_chk_fail' follow make[1]: *** [.tmp_vmlinux1] Error 1 make[1]: Leaving directory 'usr/src/linux2.6.16' make: *** [debian/stamp-build-kernel] Error 2 I have tried to compile different kernel sources( 2.6.16, 2.6.17-10) while running different version of kernels( 2.6.17.10-386, 2.6.17.10-generic, 2.6.17.11-generic). I even tried it on different computers just to see if there is hardware issue or .config problem. ( I always copied .config from the /boot/config-2.6.xx). But I always got the exact same error. Any help will be very appreciated.(I have to compile this kernel by tuesday as a homework )
I just found it at the 10th page after googling I am posting the solution in case some one has the same problem: in your source folder's root edit the Makefile like this: in the original makefile cflags assignment was like this: CFLAGS := -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs \ -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common add this option: CFLAGS := -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs \ -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -fno-stack-protector the other may change from different kernel versions, the only thing is to add -fno-stack-protector. and also add this at the end of assignments to cflags here: initially: CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Wdeclaration-after-statement,) CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Wno-pointer-sign,) after modifying with this line: CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Wdeclaration-after-statement,) CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-Wno-pointer-sign,) CFLAGS += $(call cc-option, -fno-stack-protector-all \ -fno-stack-protector) this forum was a lucky charm for me I hope I can help!
