Kernel -- GCC Version

Kernel -- GCC Version

[Ro0tSiEgE]

I've looked on kernel.org, in the kernel sources, it its not really clear,
from what I would see. If someone could tell me exactly what are the best
and/or what Linus uses versions of gcc, etc. for compiling the different
kernels? (2.0/2.2/2.4/2.5) Thanks!

--Brad Parker

Re: Kernel -- GCC Version

[Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo]

Em Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 07:07:42PM -0600, Ro0tSiEgE escreveu:
> I've looked on kernel.org, in the kernel sources, it its not really clear,
> from what I would see. If someone could tell me exactly what are the best
> and/or what Linus uses versions of gcc, etc. for compiling the different
> kernels? (2.0/2.2/2.4/2.5) Thanks!

Read Documentation/Changes.

- Arnaldo

Re: Kernel -- GCC Version

[Dave Jones]

On Wed, Jan 30, 2002 at 07:07:42PM -0600, Ro0tSiEgE wrote:
 > I've looked on kernel.org, in the kernel sources, it its not really clear,
 > from what I would see. If someone could tell me exactly what are the best
 > and/or what Linus uses versions of gcc, etc. for compiling the different
 > kernels? (2.0/2.2/2.4/2.5) Thanks!

 Top level README has this info, as does the Documentation/Changes file.

-- 
| Dave Jones.        http://www.codemonkey.org.uk
| SuSE Labs

Re: Kernel -- GCC Version

[Robert Love]

On Wed, 2002-01-30 at 20:07, Ro0tSiEgE wrote:
> I've looked on kernel.org, in the kernel sources, it its not really clear,
> from what I would see. If someone could tell me exactly what are the best
> and/or what Linus uses versions of gcc, etc. for compiling the different
> kernels? (2.0/2.2/2.4/2.5) Thanks!

For the kernel you are interested in, look in Documentation/Changes

All the requirements are listed.

For current 2.4 kernels, 2.95.x is the minimum.  2.96 works great.

	Robert Love

Re: Kernel -- GCC Version

[Wakko Warner]

> I've looked on kernel.org, in the kernel sources, it its not really clear,
> from what I would see. If someone could tell me exactly what are the best
> and/or what Linus uses versions of gcc, etc. for compiling the different
> kernels? (2.0/2.2/2.4/2.5) Thanks!

I don't recommend gcc 3.0 for kernel compiles as I had problems with it on
the system I tried it on.

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Re: Kernel -- GCC Version

[Daniel Phillips]

On January 31, 2002 02:37 am, Wakko Warner wrote:
> > I've looked on kernel.org, in the kernel sources, it its not really clear,
> > from what I would see. If someone could tell me exactly what are the best
> > and/or what Linus uses versions of gcc, etc. for compiling the different
> > kernels? (2.0/2.2/2.4/2.5) Thanks!
> 
> I don't recommend gcc 3.0 for kernel compiles as I had problems with it on
> the system I tried it on.

What problem exactly?  I've had zero problems in the last 5 months.

-- 
Daniel

Re: Kernel -- GCC Version

[David Ford]

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I've been building everything with 3.0.x and haven't had any problems, 
half a dozen machines and several months running.

-d

Wakko Warner wrote:

>>I've looked on kernel.org, in the kernel sources, it its not really clear,
>>from what I would see. If someone could tell me exactly what are the best
>>and/or what Linus uses versions of gcc, etc. for compiling the different
>>kernels? (2.0/2.2/2.4/2.5) Thanks!
>>
>
>I don't recommend gcc 3.0 for kernel compiles as I had problems with it on
>the system I tried it on.
>


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Re: Kernel -- GCC Version

[Jeff Garzik]

On Thu, Jan 31, 2002 at 03:54:03AM +0100, Daniel Phillips wrote:
> On January 31, 2002 02:37 am, Wakko Warner wrote:
> > > I've looked on kernel.org, in the kernel sources, it its not really clear,
> > > from what I would see. If someone could tell me exactly what are the best
> > > and/or what Linus uses versions of gcc, etc. for compiling the different
> > > kernels? (2.0/2.2/2.4/2.5) Thanks!
> > 
> > I don't recommend gcc 3.0 for kernel compiles as I had problems with it on
> > the system I tried it on.
> 
> What problem exactly?  I've had zero problems in the last 5 months.

Seconded, I've been using x86 custom-built kernels with gcc 3.0.3
for a few weeks, and IIRC the MDK kernel rpm boots for me on alpha too.

	Jeff

Re: Kernel -- GCC Version

[Wakko Warner]

> > > I've looked on kernel.org, in the kernel sources, it its not really clear,
> > > from what I would see. If someone could tell me exactly what are the best
> > > and/or what Linus uses versions of gcc, etc. for compiling the different
> > > kernels? (2.0/2.2/2.4/2.5) Thanks!
> > 
> > I don't recommend gcc 3.0 for kernel compiles as I had problems with it on
> > the system I tried it on.
> 
> What problem exactly?  I've had zero problems in the last 5 months.

I did get tons of warnings when compiling (I would assume everyone else
did).  But I ignored those since it says "this is obsolete"

After booting, I had so many ECC errors (I don't recall if they were
correctable or not) that I had to give up on it.

Unless debian messedup the 3.0.3 compile it didn't work for me.

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