On Fri, Mar 07, 2003 at 05:10:38AM -0500, Fraser Campbell wrote: > On Fri, 2003-03-07 at 03:28, Rob Weir wrote: > > > > >That's due to the fact that this kernel is precompiled in the package, > > > >and > > > >2.95.4 was the version used by the maintainer. > > > > > > > > > > But shouldn't it be compiled with gcc 3.2? > > > > Well, ideally, but it was built on (presumably) Herbert's workstation, > > which apparently is still using gcc 2.95 as the default gcc. The GCC > > 3.2 transition just means that the buildd's (build daemons, that build > > The kernel developers tell you which gcc to use. They recommend 2.95.3, > apparently Debian is already pushing the envelope by using 2.95.4 ;-) > > - Make sure you have gcc 2.95.3 available. gcc 2.91.66 (egcs-1.1.2) > may also work but is not as safe, and *gcc 2.7.2.3 is no longer > supported*.
Heh, true. I've been struggling with building a new usagified kernel for my gateway, and it oopses on boot when I use gcc 3.2. 2.95.4 works great. Either way, it seems like Debian is just doing the Right Thing, as always ;) -- Rob Weir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://ertius.org/
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