Using ancient linux versions with crosstools-NG

[Will Wagner <will_wagner at carallon dot com>]

Hello,

I have some hardware that is stuck with an old kernel (2.6.14).

I'd like to update the toolchain for this but the old kernel version 
presents some challenges.

The main problem I hit is that the kernel source doesn't support the 
make kernel_headers rule. Older crosstools-ng (~1.2) supported kernels 
this old so maybe it's possible to add back in support?

Can anyone give any advice on how to tackle this issue? Would it be 
possible to build my user space against a 2.6.19 kernel (first version 
that has make_headers) and then expect that to run against an older 
kernel. What are the rules on what kernel versions a C library will work on?

Many thanks
Will

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