On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Francois Desloges wrote:

> I've found a file, from the kernel-source-2.2.9-19mdk package called
> /usr/src/linux-2.2.9/arch/i386/defconfig, which I think is used by
> /usr/src/linux-2.2.9/arch/i386/config.in when a "make oldconfig" is performed,

make oldconfig uses /usr/src/linux-2.2.9/.config rather than defconfig.
defconfig is the default if no .config is found.

> If so, which of the 6 different kernels (straight, fb, ibcs, pcmcia-cs, smp,
> smp-fb) that come with Mandrake 6.0 is that config file for ?

Should be for the normal kernel.

> And finally what are the differences between gcc and pgcc ?

pgcc 1.1.3 = egcs 1.1.2 + patches to improve optimizations for Pentium and
better ix86 CPUs.

> Will pgcc allow me to cross-compile an ARM kernel (the real goal of all this)?

Theoretically yes, but you're probably better off using gcc 2.95 for it.
It's in cooker (http://www.linux-mandrake.com/cooker/).

LLaP
bero


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