You should use gcc 2.95.3 -- look in ftp.suse.com/pub/people/pthomas.
IIRC the good Mr. Thomas provided update rpm's for us :-)
Well That's Good , but is it any better than 2.95.2 ?? Is there any more info - or should we trust by blind faith, that it will not cause problems that 2.95.2 may. What parts of compiling a kernel could there be some affect ? Why is ergs circa 1999 , the prefered choice in the /usr/src/linux/documentation/changes ? egcs 1.1.2 (gcc 2.91.66) - ftp://sourceware.cygnus.com/pub/gcc/releases/egcs-1.1.2/egcs-1.1.2.tar.bz2 I can probably answer this myself - because it was a damn good compiler. But who would have known that it could be used to compile the latest kernels .? especially with all the 'updating hype' going on reminds me of -m$ I know don't say it . -semi-rant- Else I would not have updated to gcc2.95.2 -which is not as good as egcs 1.1.2 . By the time I find this out , I have already compiled kernels 4 times using 2.95.2 I have had quite dubious results. see on this list - the many, ''problems compiling . . .'' messages posted - march-april - . Dubious results may or may not have been caused by the compiler though - but I wish I knew more of what is at fault so I can get on with making my cottage cheese : \ So lets talk compilers once in a while here on the list . -end-semi-rant-
Quote from ''Just Another SuSE User'' The docs for kernel-2.4.4 say to not use 2.95.2 but use 2.91.66 instead? If I must use the older compiler, can I install this along side 2.95.2 and if so, how do I build using it instead?
Well I have an egcs 1.1.2 (gcc 2.91.66) untared and ready to use /usr/src/egcs 1.1.2 . I guess the best way is to try to compile with it , and decide for myself that it suites my needs. I can always re-install gcc2.95.3rpm . You could install the available 2.95.3rpm from ftp.suse.com/pub/people/pthomas and just compile as usual to try it out . Looks like you shouldn't be using 2.95.2 any more now that we know there could be problems with it. John W Mislan On Wed, 02 May 2001, Mads Martin Jørgensen wrote:
* Just Another SuSE User
[May 02. 2001 12:23]: The docs for kernel-2.4.4 say to not use 2.95.2 but use 2.91.66 instead? If I must use the older compiler, can I install this along side 2.95.2 and if so, how do I build using it instead?
You should use gcc 2.95.3 -- look in ftp.suse.com/pub/people/pthomas. IIRC the good Mr. Thomas provided update rpm's for us :-)
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