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Re: Re[2]: Installing C compiler



On Sat, 10 Apr 1999, Gaven Cohen wrote:

That's why you have /usr/bin/gcc as 2.7.2.3 (2.8.x cannot be used for
kernel compilation either, for 2.0.x), and you have /usr/local/bin/gcc as
egcs-1.1.1, if you so wish to install it.

2.2.x kernels compile fine with egcs.

--Ariel

> 
> > On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Gal Aviel wrote:
> >
> >
> > Beucase gcc is broken in a few respects, and some software packages
> > require egcs.
> 
> BUT -- (from the EGCS FAQ)
> 
>  If you have tried to build a 2.0.xx kernel for Intel machines with
>  EGCS, then you are on your own. The 2.0.xx kernels are to be built
>  only with gcc-2.7.2. They use certain asm constructs which are
>  incorrect, but (by accident) happen to work with gcc-2.7.2. If you
>  insist on building 2.0.xx kernels with egcs, you may be interested in
>  this [70]patch which fixes some of the asm problems. You will also
>  want to change asm constructs to [71]avoid clobbering their input
>  operands.
> 
>  (more in the FAQ)
> 
> - Gaven
> 
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