> >
> > I purchased redhat Linux 6.2 which was released around Apr-June 2000.
> > On this distribution they have egcs and no gcc. Isn't egcs
> > history now?
> >
Yes
> > On October 24, 1999 the GCC team released GCC 2.95.2. All I
> > can find on
> > Redhat pages are rpm's for gcc-2.95.1.
> > Where are the rpm's for gcc-2.95.2? Surely it doesn't take almost a
> > year to build this update. And why not provide gcc-2.95.2 with the 6.2
> > distro??
>
> Personally, I suspect that it's because gcc-2.95.2 can't compile working
> kernels without a LOT of screwing around. I've yet to make the debian
> compiler from frozen give me a working kernel. I'm much happier with the
> WORKING software that RedHat ships. If you're looknig for RPMs that you
> can't find, try www.rpmfind.net, and the rpmfind utility.
> Greg
>
>
AFAIK debian frozen has a prehistoric kernel. gcc 2.95.2 cannot
compile such kernels but reason is kernel bugs who are evidenced when
using a stricter and/or more optimizing compiler than egcs.
I ever succeded with gcc 2.95.2 when compiling 2.2.16 from the errata
of RedHat 6.2 or from pinstripe. If you look at their SRPMS you will
notice there are no patches in them for gcc 2.95.2 ie RedHat didn't
need to fix 2.2.16 kernel.
--
Jean Francois Martinez
Project Independence: Linux for the Masses
http://www.independence.seul.org
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