Messages in this thread |  | | From | Jes Sorensen <> | Date | 21 Nov 2000 15:57:03 +0100 |
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>>>>> "Robert" == rml <rml@ufl.edu> writes:
Robert> i dont want to revisit the flame fest (at all, please) but it Robert> seems i have been using a kernel that successfully compiled Robert> under RedHat 7's gcc snapshot (2.96). i normally use Robert> gcc-2.91.66 for everything (mv kgcc gcc) but just synced my Robert> system with rawhide, so the gcc/kgcc pair is back on my system Robert> and i forgot. so i recompiled to test11 yesterday, and:
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Robert> the odd thing is, not only did it compile, but my machine has Robert> been up for a day with heavy use in X with a full-featured Robert> kernel! not only no OOPSs, but no bugs!
Just keep in mind that 'seems to run fine' doesn't clearly show cases like something in the signal handling code got miscompiled for a special case or a bit error in the file system code. You could be lucky, it might also show itself as more frequent crashes later etc.
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