Re: gcc-3.3.2 vs 2.6.0-test11

[Martin Schlemmer]

On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 02:04, J.A. Magallon wrote:
> On 12.17, J.A. Magallon wrote:
> > hi all..
> > 
> > Are there any known issues wrt gcc-3.3.2 ?
> > I built test11 with gcc-3.3.1 and worked fine, the same config built with
> > 3.3.2 does not pass init launch:
> > 
> > INIT version 2.85 booting
> > 
> > and nothing more....
> > 
> > I have to check, but I think it also miscompiles 2.4. I rebuilt a kernel on a
> > remote box (2.4.23 + assorted patches), that worked fine under 3.3.1, and
> > after reboot the box didn't came to life, no ping.
> > 
> 
> Well, it fails to compile also 2.4. A 2.4 kernel that worked fine hangs when
> launching init if built with this gcc. It boots again if is built at -O instead
> of -O2.
> 
> I think it is a Mandrake specific problem, as changelog reads:
> 
> * Tue Dec 16 2003 Gwenole Beauchesne <gbeauchesne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 3.3.2-2mdk
> 
> - Add gcj(1), aka make gc happy
> - Add [ep]mmintrin.h for even for SSE/PNI intrinsics
> - Move cc1 to gcc-cpp, thusly nuking gcc dep for XFree86
> - Remove -funit-at-a-time from -O2 since it is memory hungry
> 
> * Mon Dec 15 2003 Gwenole Beauchesne <gbeauchesne@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 3.3.2-1mdk
> 
> - 3.3.2 + 3.3-hammer branch (2003/12/08)
> 
> I think I don't like that hammer branch...

I wont add my opinion here about the hammer branch, but try
the gcc-3_3-rhl-branch which is gcc-3.3.relative_current maintained
by Jakub, and used by us with a patch or two added.


Regards,

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Martin Schlemmer

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