I downloaded Linux kernel 2.0.36 yesterday and noticed to my surprise that
this kernel will not compile using the egcs (in my case egcs 1.03) compiler
unless I apply the kernel patches from Florian La Roche
(www.suse.de/~florian). I learned that kernel 2.0.36 checks for the egcs
compiler and does not allow you to compile the kernel unless you apply the
patch or use gcc 2.7.x.
After doing some more reading it seems like that some people don't
recommend the egcs compiler since they belive that at this point and time
the kernel is not as stable using egcs vs. gcc 2.7.x especially when
compiling for SMP.
Does anybody have any input on this ? How many of you are using the egcs
compiler with a SMP machine ?
How many of you where forced to download the patch when compiling 2.0.36 ?
Thanks for your input...
Jorg B.
