From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 27 May 2002 23:02:04 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 27 May 2002 23:02:03 -0400 Received: from perninha.conectiva.com.br ([200.250.58.156]:56583 "HELO perninha.conectiva.com.br") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Mon, 27 May 2002 23:02:03 -0400 Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 00:02:00 -0300 From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo To: Miles Bader Cc: Keith Owens , Lista Linux-Kernel Subject: Re: [PATCH][RFC] PentiumPro/II split in x86 config Message-ID: <20020528030200.GL20729@conectiva.com.br> Mail-Followup-To: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo , Miles Bader , Keith Owens , Lista Linux-Kernel In-Reply-To: <3937.1022552654@kao2.melbourne.sgi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i X-Url: http://advogato.org/person/acme Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Em Tue, May 28, 2002 at 11:55:47AM +0900, Miles Bader escreveu: > Keith Owens writes: > > The kernel can only be compiled with gcc, but some bits of the build > > are compiled and run on the host, using the host compiler. Avoid using > > gccisms where there is a standard way of doing it. > > That particular gccism completely infests the kernel, so there seems > little point in avoiding it in favor of the uglier standard syntax. Agreed. What I'll do: continue using the simpler way that only gcc understands but take care to not use gccisms when and if I patch build bits. - Arnaldo