[comp.os.minix] Trouble with 1.1 to 1.2 to 1.3 conversion

brian@trantext.UUCP (Brian Bainter) (08/07/89)

Help! I am in the process of upgrading my 1.1 system to 1.2 so that I
can get it to 1.3 and I am having some really severe problems. I was
able to get the upgrade stuff from the archives, in a round about way,
and was able to apply the diffs with only a slight amount of problems.
I was also given a new compiler and library portion (looks like just the
assembler stuff). Before I realized that the new library routines were
essential to the new compiler, I compiled my system (commands and kernel)
with the 1.1 compiler. Some of the routines will work, and some will not.

After compiling everything up with the 1.1 stuff, I decided to figure out
how to make the new compiler work and discovered the new routines. I then
compiled up all of the library routines with the new compiler and added
the new routines from the new library. I can now get programs to compile
and link properly now - sort of. Some of the programs I compile will die
with an invalid trap <16 or some such thing and abort. One of these programs
happens to be 'make'. I have not yet re-built my kernel with the new
compiler, and I am wondering if this would make a difference or not.

If someone out there who has had some experience with this or might know
what my problem is, I would be greatfull for any help that may be given.
The problem also may be that I have a munged compiler. If anyone could send
me a known working 1.3 compiler, that might help as well.

Thanks,
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Brian R. Bainter  KA7TXA
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