> Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2000 08:43:23 -0700 (MST) > From: Rick Macdonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: aphro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: Unstable kernel question > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > > On Tue, 8 Feb 2000, aphro wrote: > > > also check the compiler you are using (gcc -v) it is reccomended to use > > 2.7.2.3 when compiling a kernel, although there is some reports of success > > with egcs 1.1 and very few success reports using egcs 2.95. > > I wonder if this is my problem? I just built 2.2.14 on potato, but it > fails to boot. It just hangs after saying "OK, boot kernel now". I built > it with 2.95. Maybe I'll see if the gcc272 package can co-exist with the > gcc (2.95) package. Then, one would need to tell the kernel make which > compiler to use. > > ...RickM...
I build 2.2.14 on my potato/slink hybrid with gcc(2.95), and it boots without any problems. I updated gcc in December, along with a whole slew of packages, pointing apt-get at potato. Everything runs fine, no unexplained/unexpected problems at all. -Paul
