Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 11 Oct 2000 18:57:35 +0200 (CEST) | From | Gérard Roudier <> | Subject | Re: Updated 2.4 TODO List -- new addition WAS(test9 PCI resourcecollisions (fwd) |
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On Wed, 11 Oct 2000, Mike A. Harris wrote:
> On 10 Oct 2000, Gnea wrote: > > >> Please add this to your list. Linux is unusable in these machines. > >> I have cc'ed Martin and Linus because they play in that PCI area. > > > >erm, looking at your list it says that you're using Redhat 7.0, which > >is known to ship with a buggy gcc, which is KNOWN to do nasty things > >with kernels. > > > >Linux version 2.4.0-test9-JHS1 (root@pcard1fr.ca.nortel.com) (gcc > >version 2.96 2 > >0000731 (Red Hat Linux 7.0)) #2 Thu Oct 5 11:59:31 EDT 2000 > > > >yeah, that pretty much sums it up right there.. you may want to try > >something else. > > Once again misinformation and FUD. > > On Red Hat 7.0, use "kgcc" for kernel compilation. This is > really an FAQ... Instead of changing distributions, try reading > manuals.
What manuals ?
The genuine Linux kernel distribution contains its own documentation on how to build and configure it.
The kgcc story looks to me like a lie from RedHat. In my opinion, they just don't want to recognize that they have been loose.
Gérard.
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