On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 11:49:11PM +0100, Raffaele Sandrini wrote: > Thanks a lot for your help. I also compile all my stuff on GCC 2.95.2 > without having any troubbles at anytime. I'm just wundering what the GREAT > > difference between the releases could be. I mean the language for example > "C" doesn't change... But the changes are as big as the kernel wont > compile on GCC 2.96? thats strange to me... I mean it's not important and > doesn't stress me (hehehe) in anyway just strange...
The kernel uses alot of inline assembly. I think that where the breakage occurs. The newer versions of gcc apparently are a bit more strict about some operations... -- Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>