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Re: comparisons..
- To: andrewm at uow dot edu dot au (Andrew Morton)
- Subject: Re: comparisons..
- From: Joe Buck <jbuck at racerx dot synopsys dot com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 09:11:43 -0700 (PDT)
- Cc: nick at dsvr dot net (Nick Burrett), gcc at gcc dot gnu dot org (gcc)
> >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.
But the current gcc is not 2.95, it is 2.95.2. Are there remaining
problems in 2.95.2 that cause difficulties for the Linux kernel?