[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: >Nonono, if you read Documentation/Changes for 2.4 it actually says that >o Gnu C 2.91.66 # gcc --version > >Please note specifically this part of the same file >" >Note that gcc 2.7.2.3 is no longer a supported kernel compiler. The kernel >no longer works around bugs in gcc 2.7.2.3 and, in fact, will refuse to >be compiled with it.
Not only that, but http://kt.linuxcare.com/kernel-traffic/kt20010108_101.epl#1 notes: Robert B. Easter asked which were the recommended compiler versions for 2.2.18 and the 2.4-test series. For 2.2.18, Barry K. Nathan recommended, "gcc 2.7.2.3 is safest, but egcs 1.1.2 should be safe even for mission-critical stuff. gcc 2.95.2 seems to work for many people, but isn't necessarily safe." For 2.4 he recommended, "egcs 1.1.2 is the safe choice, but gcc 2.95.2 seems to work. gcc 2.7.2.3 miscompiles 2.4 more often than not, so 2.4 has a preprocessor check that stops any attempts to compile it with 2.7.2.3." He added that the Documentation/Changes file would answer the compiler question for each particular release. Is there any way to use egcs 1.1.2 on debian short of compiling it yourself? Should there be? Jason
