Can you give me gcc-2.91.66 please?

Florian Weimer fweimer@redhat.com
Mon Sep 24 19:20:00 GMT 2018


* nosay:

> I want to compile linux-2.4.0 kernel source. The README writes:
> COMPILING the kernel:
>  - Make sure you have gcc-2.91.66 (egcs-1.1.2) available.  gcc 2.95.2 may
>    also work but is not as safe, and *gcc 2.7.2.3 is no longer supported*.
>    Also remember to upgrade your binutils package (for as/ld/nm and company)
>    if necessary. For more information, refer to ./Documentation/Changes.
>
> But I can’t find gcc-2.91.66 in https://gcc.gnu.org/releases.html. And
> it says “gcc-2.95.2 is no longer maintained” in
> https://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-2.95/. So can you tell me how to get
> gcc-2.91.66 or gcc-2.95.2? thank you very much!

I think you need to grab the egcs-1.1.2.tar.gz from somewhere.  This was
during the egcs/GCC split, and the GNU project didn't make those egcs
releases, so you won't find them on the GNU ftp site.



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