Re: Gcc Problems??

[Erik Mouw <J dot A dot K dot Mouw at its dot tudelft dot nl>]

On Fri, 18 Feb 2000 15:34:22 -0500, R.G. Mayhue wrote:
> I am new to the list and I have not been monitoring it so I have a
> few quick questions.
> 
> 1) Is Gcc 2.95.2 (Linux Intel) ready for prime time?  Alan Cox says it
> has some serious bugs.

No, Alan didn't say that. He (and several other linux developers) said
that gcc-2.95.2 may trigger some problems when you try to compile linux
with it.

> 2)  Is it safe to use it to recompile the 2.2 Linux kernel?

Some people have problems, others have not, YMMV. If your gcc 2.95.2
compiled 2.2.x kernel crashes, don't complain to the linux kernel list,
because it is well known that certain kernel configuration crash with gcc
2.95.2. The latest 2.2.x kernels (2.2.14 at time of writing) have less
problems with gcc-2.95.2.

It is safe to compile linux 2.3.x with gcc-2.95.2. If it crashes, you are
encouraged to report it to the linux-kernel mailinglist.

> 3) Is it safe to use the -mpentium -mpentiumpro flags?
> 
> 4) Is it living its last days?

"I'm not quite dead yet!" (Monty Python)


Erik

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