Re: [ kvm-Bugs-1807620 ] KVM's --disable-gcc-check doesn't work

[Farkas Levente <lfarkas-lWVWdrzSO4GHXe+LvDLADg@public.gmane.org>]

Gregory Haskins wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 18:33 +0200, Farkas Levente wrote:
>> hi,
>> what's the real reason that kvm can't be compiled gcc-4.x?
>> wouldn't it be better to be able to compile with the current compilers too?
> 
> Its actually an issue with QEMUs cpu emulation code.  It takes advantage
> of compiler traits that are no longer true in the 4.x series.  The code
> will actually compile under 4.x however.  It just will not run properly.
> However, KVM doesn't use QEMUs cpu emulation, so if you do not care
> about running with KVM disabled (e.g. -no-kvm), you don't technically
> need to worry about it.

ok but now as qemu code was imported into kvm, then it's probably would
be better to witch gcc-4.x?

-- 
  Levente                               "Si vis pacem para bellum!"

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