Re: [Linux-ia64] Recommended compiler for compiling kernels test10

Francis Galiegue
2000-11-10T14:49:43Z

On 10 Nov 2000, Jes Sorensen wrote:

> Francis> Right now I'm using the ia64-final version of gcc, and from
> Francis> test10 on a check is done on whether __GNUC_MINOR__ is
> Francis> greater than 91. ia64-final returns 9 which is obviously not
> Francis> what the kernel expects...
>
> Which compiler is this?
>

2.9-ia64-000216-final

> Francis> After commenting this out and fixing by hand quite a lot of
> Francis> places, I got it to compile and boot though. But more recent
> Francis> snapshots of gcc are available. Are they worth upgrading?
>
> Yes, you need the latest to compile glibc anyway.
>

OK, thanks :)

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