Messages in this thread |  | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 2.4 Changes update (was Re: [patch] kernel/module.c) | From | Marcus Sundberg <> | Date | 25 Oct 2000 14:26:40 +0200 |
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andrewm@uow.edu.au (Andrew Morton) writes:
> --- linux-2.4.0-test10-pre5/./README Sun Oct 15 01:27:35 2000 > +++ linux-akpm/./README Wed Oct 25 22:11:26 2000 > @@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ > > COMPILING the kernel: > > - - Make sure you have gcc-2.7.2 or newer available. It seems older gcc > - versions can have problems compiling newer versions of Linux. This > - is mainly because the older compilers can only generate "a.out"-format > - executables. As of Linux 2.1.0, the kernel must be compiled as an > - "ELF" binary. If you upgrade your compiler, remember to get the new > - binutils package too (for as/ld/nm and company). > + - Make sure you have gcc-2.91.66 (egcs-1.1.2) or newer available. > + Older gcc versions can have problems compiling newer versions of > + Linux. This is mainly because the older compilers can only generate > + "a.out"-format executables.
Yeah, right. ;-) That last sentence should be removed. Among the problems people have when compiling the kernel I think it's safe to say that having an a.out compiler is the least common one these days...
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