Re: [2.6 patch] re-add -ffreestanding

[Andi Kleen]

On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 23:46:36 +0200
Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 11:24:44PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 23:21:54 +0200
> > Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > > I got the following compile error with gcc 4.1.1 when trying to compile 
> > > kernel 2.6.18-rc4-mm2 for m68k:
> > 
> > I object to this change. -ffreestanding shouldn't be forced on everybody
> 
> Why?

Because -ffreestanding does the the wrong thing(tm) for the x86-64 
string implementation (which I plan to extend at some point to i386
too BTW). Don't argue with it -- what counts is not the name,
but the semantics.

-Andi
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