Re: [Linux-ia64] Recommended compiler for compiling kernels

Scott Hankin
2000-11-13T22:09:35Z

>I am not a kernel expert. I do not build my own kernels. I can not tell you
>which compiler versions are best for compiling which kernel versions.
>
>However, in general, I recommend the most recent toolchain snapshot available
>at ftp://ftp.cygnus.com/pub/ia64-linux. These toolchains assume glibc 2.2.
>Unfortunately, sigh, there aren't any glibc 2.2 based OS releases yet, but
>this shouldn't matter if you are just building kernels.

I tried building glibc 2.2 (just released today on freshmeat.com) but
when building with the original compiler (Red Hat August release) I had
compile errors with sysdeps/ia64/fpu/s_isnanl.S - nat, qnan and snan
weren't defined. The latest snapshot seems to define these, but crash
a lot. Is there something in the middle you'd recommend?

- Scott

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