Re: support of older compilers

[Ian Romanick]

Adam Heath wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Nov 2004,  wrote:
> > On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 10:50:38 CST, Adam Heath said:
> >
> > > I didn't deny the speed difference of older and newer compilers.
> > >
> > > But why is this an issue when compiling a kernel?  How often do you compile
> > > your kernel?
> >
> > If you're working on older hardware (note the number of people on this
> > list still using 500mz Pentium3 and similar), and a kernel developer, the
> > difference between 2 hours to build a kernel and 4 hours to build a
> > kernel matters quite a bit.
>
> Use faster hardware to compile a kernel.  Cross-compiling is easy for kernels.
>
> Plus, at least on i386/debian, kernel-package makes it easy.

And if that 500MHz Pentium3 *IS* they fastest hardware they have? 
Should they just go carjack someone to fund a new system to make you 
happy? ;)  Not everyone has a corporation like IBM or Redhat to fund 
their hardware needs.  A lot of people that make real, valuable 
contributions to lk are on a shoestring budget.
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