[comp.os.minix] Compiling 1.5 init

<ACPS1794@Ryerson.Ca> (05/20/91)

I've been trying to compile the 1.5.10 tools/init.c but have had problems with
asld reporting that _vectab and _M are missing.  Can anyone tell me where
these are supposed to be defined?

  I had to build libc.a by hand (using a *lot* of ar calls) since mkorder
and libbuild (provided in Glen.O.tute) don't seem to work (for me!).  Much of
the documentation regarding the upgrade to 1.5 is too fragmented and inadequate
at best.  It's left me making guesses in many places.  I don't know if the
way I've hand-sorted libc.a could be causing this (although I'm pretty sure
the library order is correct).

  Building a 1.5 bootdisk using the 1.3 init (without separate I & D) doesn't
result in a very stable system (to say the least!).

Thank you
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