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From: Dmitri <dmitri@users.sourceforge.net>
To: linux-hotplug@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Automatic download and installation of drivers.
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2001 21:51:03 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <marc-linux-hotplug-100447852100563@msgid-missing> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <marc-linux-hotplug-100319421829170@msgid-missing>

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Quoting Tim Jansen <tim@tjansen.de>:

> On Tuesday 30 October 2001 18:21, Greg KH wrote:
> > Where do you define this version of gcc?  
> > Many versions of gcc can successfully compile a kernel.
> 
> The easiest way would be to include a file in the kernel that contains the 
> version number of one compiler that is able to compile the kernel. This 
> compiler is then used to compile the kernel.

This will also make the system compiler-independent. You may have
the most modern gcc 3.0.1 for your own compilations, but the kernel
components will be built with tried, tested and true gcc 2.96.x
(or whatever).

Dmitri

-- 
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2001-10-30 21:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2001-10-16  0:02 Automatic download and installation of drivers Stamatis Mitrofanis
2001-10-16  5:29 ` Greg KH
2001-10-16  7:35 ` David Brownell
2001-10-16  7:58 ` Tim Jansen
2001-10-16 11:38 ` Keith Owens
2001-10-16 16:52 ` Greg KH
2001-10-16 18:44 ` Tim Jansen
2001-10-16 18:58 ` Tim Jansen
2001-10-16 19:19 ` Greg KH
2001-10-17  2:01 ` David Brownell
2001-10-17  2:03 ` David Brownell
2001-10-17 18:47 ` Tim Jansen
2001-10-17 19:24 ` David Brownell
2001-10-17 23:31 ` Tim Jansen
2001-10-17 23:32 ` Greg KH
2001-10-18  0:07 ` Dmitri
2001-10-18  0:19 ` Stamatis Mitrofanis
2001-10-18  0:47 ` Tim Jansen
2001-10-18  2:17 ` Keith Owens
2001-10-18  2:35 ` Dmitri
2001-10-29 21:53 ` Greg KH
2001-10-30  8:26 ` Tim Jansen
2001-10-30 17:21 ` Greg KH
2001-10-30 21:24 ` Tim Jansen
2001-10-30 21:51 ` Dmitri [this message]
2001-10-31 12:36 ` Keith Owens
2001-10-31 20:49 ` Greg KH

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