Author: randy
Date: 2010-03-12 12:00:36 -0700 (Fri, 12 Mar 2010)
New Revision: 8326
Modified:
trunk/BOOK/general/prog/gcc.xml
Log:
Added a note to the GCC instructions about compiling 3rd party modules and to
not replace the kernel headers
Modified: trunk/BOOK/general/prog/gcc.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/BOOK/general/prog/gcc.xml 2010-03-12 18:04:02 UTC (rev 8325)
+++ trunk/BOOK/general/prog/gcc.xml 2010-03-12 19:00:36 UTC (rev 8326)
@@ -44,6 +44,21 @@
more robust Java environment than the one provided by
<application>GCC</application>.</para>
+ <caution>
+ <para>If you are upgrading <application>GCC</application> from any other
+ version prior to &gcc-version;, then you must be careful compiling 3rd
+ party kernel modules. You should ensure that the kernel and all its
+ native modules are also compiled using the same version of
+ <application>GCC</application> that you use to build the 3rd party
module.
+ This issue does not affect native kernel (and kernel modules) updates,
+ as the instructions below are a complete reinstallation of
+ <application>GCC</application>. If you have existing 3rd party modules
+ installed, ensure they are recompiled using the updated version of
+ <application>GCC</application>. As always, never update the kernel
+ headers from the ones used when <application>Glibc</application> was
+ compiled during LFS.</para>
+ </caution>
+
&lfs65_checked;
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