Bug#846148: 6.2.1 breaks upstream's kernel
On 28.11.2016 18:34, Harald Dunkel wrote:
> Package: gcc-6
> Version: 6.2.1-5
>
> Upstream's kernel (4.8.11) built with gcc 6.2.1 freezes with the
> message "loading initial ramdisk ..." at boot time.
>
> Moving back to 6.2.0-6 fixes the problem. Same config file, of
> course.
>
> How comes that Debian suddenly uses the bleeding edge gcc as the
> default compiler? Maybe I am too blind to see, but 6.2.1 cannot
> even be found on ftp.gnu.org.
you are too blind. this is the current gcc-6-branch.
> A few years ago the default compiler was chosen *very* carefully.
> I miss that.
gcc was always built from the branch for decades.
I'm closing this issue, this is no GCC issue. This looks like a duplicate of
#845690, but the bug report lacks proper information.
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