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Subject:	Re: Compiling Linux Kernel yields Error 255
Date:	Fri, 09 Jan 2004 13:31:25 -0500
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>In exactly what way didn't the "things that worked for others" work for
>you?  Does the 'xargs' command help?  Please let the list know what you've
>tried (preferably with exact command lines and error messages).  Do they
>work if you run the expanded command from a shell script?

The expanded command list did work on the shell script and also the command 
prompt. I didn't try xargs, didn't find any reference to that.

>FYI, you can also shorten the parameter list *a lot* by using either a
>symlink from the root directory or a mount to remove the prefix paths
>(e.g., "ln -s /cygdrive/d/Tools/linux-2.4.20/include /li").
>	Igor

This is what I tried with the mount command and it worked like a charm. 
Thank you very much.

~ Ashwin

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