Messages in this thread | | | From | Rick Hohensee <> | Subject | Incorrectness for fun and profit | Date | Thu, 9 Nov 100 12:15:19 -0500 (EST) |
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In 2.4 init/main.c we have...
* Versions of gcc older than that listed below may actually compile * and link okay, but the end product can have subtle run time bugs. * To avoid associated bogus bug reports, we flatly refuse to compile * with a gcc that is known to be too old from the very beginning. */ #if __GNUC__ < 2 || (__GNUC__ == 2 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 1) #error Sorry, your GCC is too old. It builds incorrect kernels. #endif
Note that I've elided the 9 from the minor version number. I also tweaked the #define asmlinkage in whereveritis.h to look a bit more like 2.2, got rid of the arch=bla switch to gcc, and built the kernel I'm using at the moment with gcc 2.7.2.3. I'm looking for "subtle run time bugs". OK, I'm desparate for entertainment. That's a given. Where should I look? Everything I'm cognizant of so far is real pretty. I WANT BUGS! WHERE ARE THE BUGS?
This is not a bogus bug report. This is a repeatable bug request.
Incorrectly yours,
Rick Hohensee :; cLIeNUX0 /dev/tty12 12:43:36 / :;get /Linux/version Linux version 2.4.0-test10 (@cLIeNUX) (gcc version 2.7.2.3) #10 Thu Nov 9 03:11:45 2000 :; cLIeNUX0 /dev/tty12 13:03:02 / :;
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