Re: Releasing Potato
Ben Pfaff <pfaffben@msu.edu> wrote:
>
> gcc 2.7.2 is the recommended compiler for the Linux kernel on i386.
> Newer versions sometimes produce code with bugs under newer gcc's, and
> up until recently ISTR that gcc 2.9.5 wouldn't even compile the Linux
> kernel due to some changes in the inline assembly handling. This is
> an ongoing issue on the linux-kernel mailing list.
AFAIK There are no known issues other than strict aliasing and inline
assemblies, both of which have been addressed. The stack alignment has
also been reduced in line with gcc 2.7.2.*.
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