From: hlu@yoda.eecs.wsu.edu (H.J. Lu) Subject: Re: Use gcc 2.2.2 (Re: Compiling the Linux kernel) Date: 29 Jun 1992 17:28:20 GMT
>>>
>>> I've installed 0.96a on my 386 and I tried recompiling the
>>>kernel for the first time the other night. Everything seemed to
>>>go well (i think) until the tools/build compile, at which point
>>>I ran into two problems: (this is with gcc2.12c by the way)
>>>
>>
>>You are looking for trouble without using gcc 2.2.2. Please ONLY use
>>gcc 2.2.2 and 0.96b or above.
>>
>
>Does this imply that gcc v2.1 won't properly compile the kernel after
>v0.96b ? I've had no problems compiling 0.96b pl2 with gcc 2.1? (the
>version that came with mcc-interim 0.95c+).
>
>Have I just been lucky? Am I going to get bitten by this soon?
>
You are gambling on gcc 2.1. I won't do that. I know what I am talking
about.
H.J.
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gcc/libc maintainer for Linux.