Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Fri, 23 Nov 2001 14:43:55 +0000 | From | Anton Altaparmakov <> | Subject | Re: Which gcc version? |
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At 14:11 23/11/01, war wrote: >#1) The compiler from redhat (gcc-2.96) is not an official GNU release.
And anyone should care because...?
>#2) http://www.atnf.csiro.au/~rgooch/linux/docs/kernel-newsflash.html/ > "the reccomend compiler is now gcc-2.95.3, rather than gcc-2.91.66"
Several main kernel developers use gcc-2.96 for their kernel development work and according to Alan Cox using gcc-2.96 for the kernel is fine (from a certain version onwards, can't remember the minimum release number he said but the one in RH 7.2 is fine in any case).
Considering the person asking was giving gcc-2.96 and gcc-3.x as choices, and was saying he is using RH 7.2, answering he should be using a third choice is IMO not a very constructive answer, considering one of the original choices is fine!
And anyway, the ultimate guide is the Documentation/Changes document in the kernel tree which states (cut'n'paste from kernel 2.4.15):
"The Red Hat gcc 2.96 compiler subtree can also be used to build this tree. You should ensure you use gcc-2.96-74 or later. gcc-2.96-54 will not build the kernel correctly."
So while you are right that gcc-2.95.3 or .4 is the recommended compiler, gcc-2.96 if an officially supported compiler, too. (-;
Best regards,
Anton
>Anton Altaparmakov wrote: > > > At 13:51 23/11/01, war wrote: > > >You should use gcc-2.95.3. > > > > That's not true. gcc-2.96 as provided with RedHat 7.2 is perfectly fine. > > > > gcc-3x OTOH is not a good idea at the moment. > > > > Anton > > > > >Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk wrote: > > > > > > > hi all > > > > > > > > I just wonder... > > > > With a clean rh72 install, I've got two gcc versions installed in > parllel, > > > > 2.96 and 3.0.2. Which one should I use to compile the kernel? > > > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > > > roy > > > > -- > > > > Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk, MCSE, MCNE, CLS, LCA > > > > > > > > Computers are like air conditioners. > > > > They stop working when you open Windows. > > > > - > > > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-kernel" in > > > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > > > >- > > >To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > > >the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > >More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > >Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > > > > -- > > "I've not lost my mind. It's backed up on tape somewhere." - Unknown > > -- > > Anton Altaparmakov <aia21 at cam.ac.uk> (replace at with @) > > Linux NTFS Maintainer / WWW: http://linux-ntfs.sf.net/ > > ICQ: 8561279 / WWW: http://www-stu.christs.cam.ac.uk/~aia21/ > > > > - > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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