Hi, On Thu, 25 Jan 2018 09:15:59 +0000 Michael Fothergill <michael.fotherg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > I have the same problem as in Gentoo. > > > > In order to install gcc 7.3 rc2 I think I would need to be sid. > > > > > > I don't think I want to be sid at present. > > > > But if I did want to be sid, would a source file like this suffice: > > > deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free > deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free > > or do I need more? > > If I become sid then I think I would just install the gcc version above > the one I have and then reinstall > the 4.15.0 kernel and maybe I would have the full kernel > patch............. hmm, I don't think installing the latest compiler does any good if you install a kernel package that was compiled with an older compiler version. And from a quick glance it looks like sid still has only gcc-7.2 . There is a gcc-8 package in experimental though; from again a quick glance at the dependencies it surely won't easily install on stretch but it might be worth a try if it installs on buster. Then I guess you would have to compile the kernel from source, which actually isn't too hard with make-kpkg (however I never tried to force make-kpkg to use a certain, non-system-default compiler, but that's surely possible). Regards Michael .-.. .. ...- . .-.. --- -. --. .- -. -.. .--. .-. --- ... .--. . .-. Every living thing wants to survive. -- Spock, "The Ultimate Computer", stardate 4731.3
