From: Tero Laakkonen (laakkone@klaava.Helsinki.FI)
Date: 04/16/93


From: laakkone@klaava.Helsinki.FI (Tero Laakkonen)
Subject: Re: Compileing Kernels 99.6 99.7 99.8
Date: 16 Apr 1993 16:27:51 GMT

In <93106.100712BTITMARS@ESOC.BITNET> BARRY TITMARSH <BTITMARS@ESOC.BITNET> writes:

>I have seen lots of postings about problems compileing 99.6 to 99.8
>kernels. Just like to say I have had no problems with any of the
>kernels or any odd configs etc with 0.99.x release.
>I will point out im still useing GCC 2.2.2d7 and Libc.4.2 etc..
>since i have not seen any problems with my config and compileing
>and i have seen problems with others useing GCC 2.3 / 2.4 and newer libc's
>Im wondering if there are some problems with the New Compilers.?
>Ill upgrade when it stops for me..HI HI

i managed to compile 0.99.8 under my old 0.96c using gcc-2.3.3 *without*
jump tables and stuff... it's a good idea to keep old kernels!

-tero