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Re: gcc 3.1 fails to build Linux 2.4.7 kernel on i686-linux
On Sat, Mar 16, 2002 at 08:55:18PM +0100, Toon Moene wrote:
> Christoph Hellwig wrote:
>
> > Later 2.4 will compile better with gcc 3.1, but I strongly doubt it will
> > ever become the recommend compiler for any Linux 2.4-series kernel.
>
> Then how could the linux-2.4.0.tar.gz kernel source end up in the
> release criteria of GCC-3.1 ?
I think that's a very bad choice. Linux is know for abusing
undocumented gcc features and having compiping an ancient kernel source
tree as release criteria will never allow gcc to progress.
Having a _current_ kernel appear in the release criteria might make
sense, and even that only with enough cooperation from us kernel folks.
>
> See:
>
> http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-3.1/criteria.html
>
> If *we* don't try to certify the GCC-3.1 compiler for the Linux kernel -
> who will ?
See Documentation/Changes (missnamed!) in a linux source tree.