Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: support of older compilers | From | Valdis.Kletnieks@vt ... | Date | Thu, 04 Nov 2004 12:04:53 -0500 |
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On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 10:50:38 CST, Adam Heath said:
> I didn't deny the speed difference of older and newer compilers. > > But why is this an issue when compiling a kernel? How often do you compile > your kernel?
If you're working on older hardware (note the number of people on this list still using 500mz Pentium3 and similar), and a kernel developer, the difference between 2 hours to build a kernel and 4 hours to build a kernel matters quite a bit. [unhandled content-type:application/pgp-signature] | |