Re: const __init

J . A . Magallon
2001-05-21T20:01:56Z

On 05.21 Richard Henderson wrote:
> On Mon, May 21, 2001 at 01:07:50PM +1000, Keith Owens wrote:
> > does cause a section conflict, egcs 1.1.2.
> >
> > Interestingly enough, if var[12] are together, without the intervening
> > text, then gcc does not flag an error, instead it puts both variables
> > in section .data.init and marks it as read only. This looks like a bug
> > in gcc.
>
> Fixed in compilers newer than 2 years old.
>

Somebody should officially certify 2.95.2 (or better 2.95.3, if all the
kernel related bugs are solved), and change:

"The recommended compiler for the kernel is egcs 1.1.2 (gcc 2.91.66), and it
should be used when you need absolute stability. You may use gcc 2.95.x
instead if you wish, although it may cause problems."

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