On Sat, 19 May 2007 18:11:20 +0200, Segher Boessenkool wrote: > >>>> and we'll end up > >>>> having major kernel releases which don't build on i386 with major > >>>> gcc > >>>> releases, which isn't altogether desirable. > >>> > >>> Yeah, like 4.2.0 with powerpc. Seems like no one tested it :-( > >> > >> Details please. What exactly are the gcc-4.2.0 problems on powerpc? > > > > http://gcc.gnu.org/PR31490 . Most stuff using named > > sections won't build; that includes CONFIG_MODULES. > > There is no viable workaround. The problem is being > > handled. I'll post a patch for the kernel refusing > > to build with this combination soon. > > [Cc:ing the PowerPC list] > > Oh btw, most likely this is a problem on 64-bit only.
I believe so too. PR31490 mostly talks about ppc64, and I've built both ppc32 kernels and complex ppc32 user-space programs with gcc-4.2.0 without noticing any regressions. /Mikael - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
