build system problem

[Hartmut Birr]

Hi,

it exist a variable TARGET_CPPAPP. If this variable is set to yes, the
object files for the real target are linked directly. If the variable is not
set, the object files are prelinked to a single object file with the option
'--strip-debug'. User mode images are always linked with the option
'--strip-debug'. TARGET_CPPAPP has no effect. Kernel mode images are not
linked with '--strip-debug'. They contains a large debug section if either
TARGET_CPPAPP is set to yes or if they are linked to a library which
contains debug symbols. Currently, Ntoskrnl contains a large debug section.
I'm able to boot ros from a harddisk but I'm not able to install ros from a
cd. The pc reboots after loading the boot files from the cd. In bochs I see
a short debug message:

Page fault at high IRQL was 31
KeBugCheckWithTf at ke/catch.c:164  

Something is different between freeldr and setupldr. This occurs since
ntoskrnl uses helper.mk. If I build ntoskrnl with the option
'--strip-debug', there exist no problem.

- Hartmut

[Casper Hornstrup]

>   -----Original Message-----
>  From: ros-dev-bounces(a)reactos.com 
>  [mailto:[e-mail]] On Behalf Of Hartmut Birr
>  Sent: 3. oktober 2004 15:02
>  To: ReactOS Development List
>  Subject: [ros-dev] build system problem
>  
>  Hi,
>  
>  it exist a variable TARGET_CPPAPP. If this variable is set to 
>  yes, the object files for the real target are linked 
>  directly. If the variable is not set, the object files are 
>  prelinked to a single object file with the option 
>  '--strip-debug'. User mode images are always linked with the 
>  option '--strip-debug'. TARGET_CPPAPP has no effect. Kernel 
>  mode images are not linked with '--strip-debug'. They 
>  contains a large debug section if either TARGET_CPPAPP is set 
>  to yes or if they are linked to a library which contains 
>  debug symbols. Currently, Ntoskrnl contains a large debug section.
>  I'm able to boot ros from a harddisk but I'm not able to 
>  install ros from a cd. The pc reboots after loading the boot 
>  files from the cd. In bochs I see a short debug message:
>  
>  Page fault at high IRQL was 31
>  KeBugCheckWithTf at ke/catch.c:164  
>  
>  Something is different between freeldr and setupldr. This 
>  occurs since ntoskrnl uses helper.mk. If I build ntoskrnl 
>  with the option '--strip-debug', there exist no problem.
>  
>  - Hartmut 
I guess this only happens with DBG := 1. Maybe setupldr fails if
ntoskrnl.exe is too large?

There was a linker problem with an C++ application which
TARGET_CPPAPP solved, but I fail to remember which application.
It is possible that we can remove this variable now.

Casper