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From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
To: Ram <vshrirama@gmail.com>,
	Linux Kernel mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: compiling linux kernels with gcc 4.x
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:57:33 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <45A5614D.4050204@tmr.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <8bf247760701082258w57f9edfau6e0ca0dec649a107@mail.gmail.com>

Ram wrote:
> Hi,
>   Im unable to compile linux 2.6.14 with gcc 4.x, but new versions of
> kernel i can compile.
>   with gcc 4.x.
> 
>   It gives errors - that seem to disappear when compiled with gcc - 3.4.x
> 
> 
>  I really dont understand why?.

There were changes to the kernel to get rid of 4.x problems, that at 
least tells you why.
> 
> 
> Is there anyway we can compile lower versions of linux using gcc 4.x.
> 
> Im using a arm-linux-gcc.

I can't even give you a guess on that, other than patching your kernel 
with individual patches used to avoid compilation problems.

-- 
bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
   CTO TMR Associates, Inc
   Doing interesting things with small computers since 1979

      reply	other threads:[~2007-01-10 21:56 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-01-09  6:58 compiling linux kernels with gcc 4.x Ram
2007-01-10 21:57 ` Bill Davidsen [this message]

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