From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jun Nakajima Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 22:10:44 +0000 Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] Recommended compiler for compiling kernels test1 0 and Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org Yes, I'm running 2.4 kernels (test10, for example) on IA-32 machines as well, switching kernels on Redhat 7.0 based systems. They have been compiled by the gcc 2.95. Jim Wilson wrote: > > >The new one is gcc 2.95 and it is terrible for compiling kernels. ( ia32 ) > > To be more precise, it is terrible for compiling old (2.2 based) linux kernels, > because these old linux kernels don't have any of the bug fixes needed to work > with new gcc releases. It should be fine for compiling 2.4 based kernels. > In fact, nearly everybody uses a gcc-2.95 based compiler for their ia64 kernel > compiles. > > Jim > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-IA64 mailing list > Linux-IA64@linuxia64.org > http://lists.linuxia64.org/lists/listinfo/linux-ia64 -- Jun U Nakajima Core OS Development SCO/Murray Hill, NJ Email: jun@sco.com, Phone: 908-790-2352 Fax: 908-790-2426