Re: [SLUG] GCC

[John Clarke <johnc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Oct 31, 2000 at 09:21:00AM +0800, Dion Curchin wrote:

> 	I seem to recall some announcement on here recently about a version
> of gcc that would fail when compiling a kernel. I think it may have had to

This is a common question on the gcc mailing list, and indeed it's in the gcc
FAQ, although I believe that the FAQ answer is incomplete.

The short answer is:

2.0 kernels should only be compiled with gcc-2.7.2.x
2.2 kernels should compile with most releases of egcs.  
2.2 kernels should also compile with gcc-2.95.2, as long as the
    `-fno-strict-aliasing' flags is used.

RH7 includes a development snapshot of gcc, rather than a released version. It
is *not* gcc-2.95.2.  It should, however, be capable of compiling the kernel.

Cheers,

John
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