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    Robert B. Easter wrote:
    > This is a newbie question, but what are the recommended gcc compiler versions
    > for compiling,

    This is discussed in the Documentation/Changes file, in a given kernel's
    source. Brief summaries follow (which assume you're using an x86 CPU).

    > Linux 2.2.18?

    gcc 2.7.2.3 is safest, but egcs 1.1.2 should be safe even for
    mission-critical stuff. gcc 2.95.2 seems to work for many people, but
    isn't necessarily safe.

    > Linux 2.4.0?

    egcs 1.1.2 is the safe choice, but gcc 2.95.2 seems to work. gcc 2.7.2.3
    miscompiles 2.4 more often than not, so 2.4 has a preprocessor check that
    stops any attempts to compile it with 2.7.2.3.

    -Barry K. Nathan <barryn@pobox.com>

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