Public bug reported: I am using Ubuntu 11.10. The GCC version here is 4.6.1 Why kernel is compiled with old 4.2.3?!
:~$ cat /proc/version Linux version 3.0.0-999-generic (root@zinc) (gcc version 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)) #201107091438 SMP Sat Jul 9 16:12:51 UTC 2011 ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/810026 Title: Kernel is compiled using very old GCC version To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/810026/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs