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SubjectRe: [2.5.65] Broken gcc test
On Fri, Mar 21, 2003 at 02:14:16PM -0500, Bill Davidsen wrote:
> It seems that a test for the frame pointer gcc bug was incorrectly added
> to the build process, rejecting all 2.96 compilers (which generate better
> code than 3.2) instead of just the broken ones.
[snip]

AFAICT Linus did this intentionally:

http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0303.1/1031.html

"Yeah, it will get some fixed compilers too, but that's just not worth
worrying about - people will just have to turn off CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER
and be happy."

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