Index: linux-2.6.23-rc6/arch/mips/Makefile
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--- linux-2.6.23-rc6.orig/arch/mips/Makefile	2007-09-21 16:23:53.000000000 +0800
+++ linux-2.6.23-rc6/arch/mips/Makefile	2007-09-21 16:24:05.000000000 +0800
@@ -565,6 +565,9 @@
 cflags-$(CONFIG_TOSHIBA_RBTX4938) += -Iinclude/asm-mips/mach-tx49xx
 load-$(CONFIG_TOSHIBA_RBTX4938) += 0xffffffff80100000
 
+# temporary until string.h is fixed
+cflags-y += -ffreestanding
+
 cflags-y			+= -Iinclude/asm-mips/mach-generic
 drivers-$(CONFIG_PCI)		+= arch/mips/pci/