From: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
To: Segher Boessenkool <segher@kernel.crashing.org>
Cc: linuxppc-dev list <linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org>,
Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@it.uu.se>,
lkml Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: gcc-4.2.0 breakage on powerpc?
Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 18:11:20 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <e3e772afd2f56253d20d5332499cd7ff@kernel.crashing.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <023132a5c5a4f07ec2d46b0515a55d4b@kernel.crashing.org>
>>>> and we'll end up
>>>> having major kernel releases which don't build on i386 with major
>>>> gcc
>>>> releases, which isn't altogether desirable.
>>>
>>> Yeah, like 4.2.0 with powerpc. Seems like no one tested it :-(
>>
>> Details please. What exactly are the gcc-4.2.0 problems on powerpc?
>
> http://gcc.gnu.org/PR31490 . Most stuff using named
> sections won't build; that includes CONFIG_MODULES.
> There is no viable workaround. The problem is being
> handled. I'll post a patch for the kernel refusing
> to build with this combination soon.
[Cc:ing the PowerPC list]
Oh btw, most likely this is a problem on 64-bit only.
Segher
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2007-05-19 16:11 ` Segher Boessenkool [this message]
2007-05-19 17:28 gcc-4.2.0 breakage on powerpc? Mikael Pettersson
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