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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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