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Re: comparisons..
Nick Burrett wrote:
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> I don't think anybody compiles with 2.7.2.3 any longer.
Looks like you're right, Nick. I do _like_ 2.7.2.3. It's fast and it's
well understood. Plus later compilers make bigger object files (whether
this is due to more aggressive alignment I do not know). I promised
this list two months ago that I'd characterise this difference fully and
have not yet done so. Sorry.
Just to show I do read TFM occasionally:
From Documentation/Changes:
You will need at least gcc 2.7.2 to compile the kernel. You currently
have several options for gcc-derived compilers: gcc 2.7.2.3, various
versions of egcs, the new gcc 2.95 and upcoming gcc 3.0, and
experimental
compilers like pgcc. For absolute stability, it is still recommended
that gcc 2.7.2.3 be used to compile your kernel. egcs 1.12 should also
work. gcc 2.95 is known to have problems, and using pgcc for your
kernel
is just asking for trouble.