Questions about rsync "linux-devel" -

[phandel at cise.ufl.edu]

I'm interested in spending some time with the linux kernel, and I've got
some questions about samba.anu.edu.au::linux-pmac-devel - 

1) Is there a web page that indicates changes? (when made, what they were,
etc.?)
2) Is there a standard .config that the maintainer (Paul?) uses?  I
haven't gotten it to compile lately, even using the .config rsync fetches.
3) What is the best way to contribute to this project?  I often make small
patches to get it to compile further, but I'd like to help out rather
than make these one-off changes.

Here are some issues with the latest version I fetched late last night:

in /usr/src/linux-2.3.devel/include/asm-ppc/keyboard.h, around line 35:

	if ( ppc_md.kbd_setkeycode )
		return ppc_md.kbd_setkeycode(scancode, keycode);
	else
		retureycode )
		return ppc_md.kbd_setkeycode(scancode, keycode);
	else
		return 0;
}

Looks like everything between "retureycode )" and the second "else" should
be removed?

...and further down, line #69 looks mangled:  "ppc_md.kbd_ledt_hw )" so I
removed it and it compiled fine.

Finally, after everything compiles, the linker chokes on these functions:

[snip]
        -o vmlinux
arch/ppc/kernel/kernel.o: In function `nvram_read_byte':
arch/ppc/kernel/kernel.o(.text+0xa3a0): undefined reference to
`pmu_request'
arch/ppc/kernel/kernel.o(.text+0xa3b0): undefined reference to `pmu_poll'
arch/ppc/kernel/kernel.o: In function `nvram_write_byte':
arch/ppc/kernel/kernel.o(.text+0xa47c): undefined reference to
`pmu_request'
arch/ppc/kernel/kernel.o(.text+0xa494): undefined reference to `pmu_poll'
make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1


Thanks for your time,
Pete

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