Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 02 Nov 2000 01:48:28 -0500 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: Where did kgcc go in 2.4.0-test10 ? |
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Wayne.Brown@altec.com wrote: > What I haven't seen yet is > an explanation of why kgcc can't be used for compiling *everything*
It can. But if we are talking about 2.4.x, I want my kernel built with the improved gcc-2.95.2 -- unless there is a good reason not to do so -- and kgcc is egcs-1.1.2 not gcc-2.95.2 on my system.
> and why > another compiler even needs to be installed.
Cuz the kernel should not dictate the compiler choice for the entire distro.
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