Re: Where did kgcc go in 2.4.0-test10 ?

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Thu Nov 02 2000 - 06:46:34 EST


> ppp and setiathome with no problems. Instead of using two compilers, why not
> stay with the older version for everything and not use the latest gcc for
> anything until both the kernel and userland stuff can be compiled with it?

egcs-1.1.2 is a reasonable C compiler. It makes a few errors under register
pressure and stuff. However its at best 'a C++ subset compiler'. 2.95 is a
fair bit better.

Most of these problems are also not the compiler but applications. gcc 2.95
broke a lot of asm using code because the apps were wrong. Without the pain
they would simply never get fixed

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