Re: GCC-2.9.5 & Linux ( and Co. ) ...

Alex Buell (alex.buell@tahallah.demon.co.uk)
Sat, 23 Oct 1999 19:23:31 +0100 (BST)


On Sat, 23 Oct 1999, Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:

> Some people have reported problems with gcc 2.95.x compiled kernels, I
> (and many others) am running 2.95.x compiled kernels without any
> problems. Maybe some drivers don't compile right at the moment.
> -fno-strict-aliasing should help here...

I believe that some people were using old binutils with gcc-2.95.x which
caused problems. HJ Lu recommended using binutils 2.9.5.0.16 to avoid
problems - that's what I've got and I've got a sane 2.2.13 running without
the aforementioned patch.

Cheers,
Alex

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