Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Sun, 4 Feb 2001 00:26:27 +0100 | From | Felix von Leitner <> | Subject | Re: [reiserfs-list] ReiserFS Oops (2.4.1, deterministic, symlink related) |
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Thus spake J . A . Magallon (jamagallon@able.es): > > How about a simple patch to the top level makefile that checks the gcc > > version then prints a distinct message ..'this compiler hasn't been approved > > for compiling the kernel', sleeping for one second, then continuing on. This > > solution doesn't stop compiling and makes a visible indicator without forcing > > anything. > Or a config option like CONFIG_TRUSTED_COMPILER, and everyone that wants > can bracket his code in 'if [ $TRUSTED = "y" ] ... fi', so if some driver-fs > fails with untrusted compilers it is just not selectable.
What kind of crap is this? It is not the kernel's job to work around RedHat bugs. If RedHat ships a broken compiler, it is their responsibility to tell their customers and provide a working one.
This kind of compatibility crap has caused commercial Unices to suffocate in their own bloat. We don't need this. And we don't want this.
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