[linux-2.6.0-test1] make xconfig fails

[Frank Elsner]

RHL 7.3, gcc-2.95.3, copied .config from 2.4.21 source tree 
                                      to linux-2.6.0-test1 source tree.
make oldconfig went ok.

Later make xconfig failed:

root: /usr/src/linux-2.6.0-test1<1059> make xconfig
  HOSTCC  scripts/fixdep
  HOSTCC  scripts/split-include
  HOSTCC  scripts/conmakehash
  HOSTCC  scripts/docproc
  HOSTCC  scripts/kallsyms
  CC      scripts/empty.o
  HOSTCC  scripts/mk_elfconfig
  MKELF   scripts/elfconfig.h
  HOSTCC  scripts/file2alias.o
  HOSTCC  scripts/modpost.o
  HOSTLD  scripts/modpost
  HOSTCC  scripts/pnmtologo
  SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.h
  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/conf.o
sed < scripts/kconfig/lkc_proto.h > scripts/kconfig/lkc_defs.h 's/P(\([^,]*\),.*
/#define \1 (\*\1_p)/'
  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/kconfig_load.o
  HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/mconf.o
/usr/lib/qt3-gcc2.96/bin/moc -i scripts/kconfig/qconf.h -o scripts/kconfig/qconf
.moc
  HOSTCXX scripts/kconfig/qconf.o
  SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c
  SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/lex.zconf.c
  HOSTCC  -fPIC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o
  HOSTLLD -shared scripts/kconfig/libkconfig.so
  HOSTLD  scripts/kconfig/qconf
./scripts/kconfig/qconf arch/i386/Kconfig
boolean symbol BINFMT_ZFLAT tested for 'm'? test forced to 'n'
#
# using defaults found in .config
#
make: *** [xconfig] Segmentation fault

Any pointer(s) welcome.

--Frank Elsner