Message-Id: <20001114131427.DBECA824@adriatico.prisma.rm.cnr.it> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 14:14:27 +0100 (NFT) From: maurizio@adriatico.prisma.rm.cnr.it (Maurizio Firmani /Tel. 0761-435542) Subject: ReiserFS and gcc Hi all, I just bought SuSE7.0 Professional edition and I would like to try the ReiserFS. I read in the ReiserFS site that you cannot use it with gcc 2.95 which is currently distributed with SuSE 7.0. Quote from the FAQ section: " Can I use gcc 2.95 with reiserfs ? We think no, but mainly because the rest of the kernel has troubles. " What exactly does it mean, that I cannot compile source programs? Or whatever else? TIA Maurizio
From: Egan
Message-ID: <3A115508.F10F15E7@hursley.ibm.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 15:06:48 +0000
From: Derek Fountain
I read in the ReiserFS site that you cannot use it with gcc 2.95 which is currently distributed with SuSE 7.0. Quote from the FAQ section: " Can I use gcc 2.95 with reiserfs ? We think no, but mainly because the rest of the kernel has troubles. " What exactly does it mean, that I cannot compile source programs? Or whatever else?
These days many people who compile their own kernels, myself included, use gcc 2.95.2. There are no known problems with it. I suspect Reiser are just being very cautious and that if you try it with gcc 2.95.2 it'll work just fine. The option is to use a different version of the compiler, although I'm not sure which other versions SuSE provide with (or for) 7.0. The officially blessed version for kernel work is 2.91.66, so that's probably the one to use for ReiserFS. Me, I'd use 2.95.2 and stop worrying about it.
participants (3)
-
egan＠sevenkings.net -
fountai＠hursley.ibm.com -
maurizio＠adriatico.prisma.rm.cnr.it