And thats the beauty of linux. We all have a choice and I choose to use a
well known, time tested compiler. And yes, you can build 2.2.16 with gcc
2.95, i have done it myself many times.
Jason
>
> On Fri, 10 Nov 2000, Jason Holland wrote:
>
> > http://www.uwsg.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0009.3/1157.html
> >
> > and follow the thread around. The gotcha page says
>
> I've seen that thread before. It does not relate to compiling kernel 2.4
> with gcc 2.96 at all. You might also notice that Alan Cox defends Red
> Hat's choice of compilers during that thread.
>
> Linux 2.2 and linux 2.4 are different beasts. If Red Hat uses 2.96 to
> compile kernel 2.4, then I _TRUST_ gcc 2.96 to work with kernel 2.4.
>
> > Then i would think that the source to the 2.4 test kernel included with
> > redhat would also be "modified" to work.
>
> 2.2.16 was modified to use kgcc as the C compiler. 2.4 was intended (as
> shown in the changelog) to be built with 2.96.
>
> > Either way, if you read the
> > Documentation/Changes file in latest 2.4 test kernel, egcs
> 2.91.66 and gcc
> > 2.95 are the recommended compilers.
>
> That's most likely because there hasn't been a release "2.96" from the gcc
> steering committee.
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe that you can build linux
> 2.2.16 with gcc 2.95. It follows, then, that if Red Hat had used 2.95 as
> their compiler, they still would have included kgcc for linux 2.2.x, but
> _only_ for 2.2.x, as 2.4.0 would build fine with the newer compiler.
>
> > If you don't believe me, then search
> > around the kernel archives for more information, or post a
> message and get
> > some details. If you have been using gcc 2.96, then your luckly the
> > resulting kernel worked.
>
> I suppose it boils down to a matter of trust. Red Hat trusts that kernel
> 2.4.0 will build with 2.96. I trust Red Hat.
>
> MSG
>
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