Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 20 Jan 1998 19:49:52 -0800 | From | Ian Eure <> | Subject | Re: gcc-2.8.0 miscompiles kernel (Was: gcc-2.8 out...) |
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Jesse Thilo wrote:
> > > Do we now have a fork of gcc (gcc 2.8 and egcs 1.01)? Or > > > are these in fact one and the same? > > > > They're not. > > gcc 2.8 is aimed at being 100% reliable, > > For what it's worth, it doesn't seem to have quite reached that aim > yet. When I compile kernel 2.0.33 with gcc 2.7.2.3, it works fine. > When I compile the same kernel (same configuration, after executing > "make mrproper") with gcc 2.8.0, my X servers and certain other > programs dump core. I don't have detailed information yet, but it > appears that the programs are dumping core in routines that perform > I/O port access. > > Has anyone else experienced this? Should I try to gather more > information on the problem?
Yes- when I compiled a 2.0.33 kernel for a 486 (for a diskless X box) the X server dumped core on an i/o syscall. But- my 2.0.33 kernel compiled for a pentium works flawlessly on my K5. I think that the deciding factor is the arch you compile for- all stuff compiled -m486 seems to break. I was wondering why squid kept dying on my 486 proxy :) But i did have problems with 2.7.2.3 sig11'ing when compiling certain stuff- i think that might have been related to a broken slackware distro. When i get a chance, i'll see if -m386 breaks things too.
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