>> You want all compilations run on one machine. You do not want
>> random compilations to fail just because my machine has
>> mis-installed egcs.
> To do the distributed thing, the participants must decide on a
> common compiler.
To be accurate, no we don't.
In my opinion, this project would be best set up as a multi-setup
distributed system, with the following subsets therein:
1. Kernel compiles using the officially approved version of gcc
to detect bugs that can be reported to Linus for comment.
2. Kernel compiles using other versions of gcc to detect differences
between different versions of gcc, both for locating compiler and
kernel bugs and for information purposes.
3. Kernel compiles using other compilers to detect differences which
may be due to bugs in either the compiler or the kernel source.
All three will produce useful information for all parties concerned,
and should result in ALL products used becoming less buggy as a result
of this project.
Best wishes from Riley.
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