Hi, I use some kernel patches that cause trouble for the standard debian compiler. The particular errors are like:
utime.c: In function `update_jiffies_u': /usr/src/linux/include/asm/mutime-M586.h:73: Invalid `asm' statement: /usr/src/linux/include/asm/mutime-M586.h:73: fixed or forbidden register 0 (ax) was spilled for class AREG. I am told this is due to the standard gcc being more stringent in its handling of clobbers within inline asm statements than the old gcc (2.72). I don't want to go back to 2.72 and I understand that there is a redhat package called kgcc which is billed as their standard kernel compiler and it is based on egcs 1.1.2. Does Debian have a similar package or some other recommended kernel compiler? Is anyone familiar with the differences between kgcc and the standard (woody or potato) debian gcc? thanks, Stuart
