egcs and Linux kernels

[Jeffrey A Law]

  In message < 199903101527.KAA15375@blastula.phys.columbia.edu >you write:
  > - 2.0.x and prior kernels should only be compiled with gcc 2.7.x.
Correct.

  > - 2.2.x is expected to work with any version of egcs.
Correct.


  > - gcc 2.8.1 and egcs (all released versions) may silently generate bad
  > code for the incorrect asm constructs in old kernels 
And "gcc-2.7.2".  There's nothing magical about gcc-2.7.2 that prevents it
losing due to the incorrect asms.

  > - egcs development snapshots will error out rather than accept them.
Correct.


  > I'm typing this on a box running 2.2.1 compiled by 1.1.1, which has
  > had no problems, but it doesn't have any exotic hardware or SMP or
  > anything.
My SMP box is running 2.2.1 built by egcs-1.1.2-pre3 and my laptop is running
2.1.1 built by egcs-1.1.2-pre2 :-)

jeff