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From: Paul Lussier <pll@lanminds.com>
Subject: Re: Download recommendation
Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 13:16:10 -0400
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In a message dated: Wed, 22 May 2002 14:52:32 BST
Richard Emslie said:

>
>Hi,
>
>I am about to run some benchmarks...
>
>I was wondering if
>
>4. If you use RedHat Linux distribution version 7.x (or any other
>distribution that ships gcc 2.96), make sure you have your gcc upgraded to
>2.96-85  (as in RedHat 7.2)
>
>
>is absolutely necessary?  I thought 2.96 subsequent RedHat7.0 was OK.

I would say yes!  Both 7.0 and 7.1 had a buggy compiler.  Anything 
prior to 7.2 is not IMO, worthy of running anything on.  Stick with 
6.2 and upgrade the kernel/file system, or jump to 7.2/7.3.
-- 

Seeya,
Paul
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