Re: Debian using GCC-3, causing problems.
On Sam, 2003-01-11 at 00:01, David Röhr wrote:
> On Fri, 10 Jan 2003 [22:43],
> Michel Dänzer (daenzer@debian.org) wrote:
>
> > On Fre, 2003-01-10 at 22:19, David Röhr wrote:
> > > As for now, the unstable branch is using GCC 3 as its default compiler.
> > > This causes problems when trying to use the drm-trunk-module.
> > >
> > > If you compile the module using gcc 3 you get something like a
> > >
> > > [drm] drmSetBusid failed (6, PCI:0:16:0), Permission denied
> > >
> > > But if you compile it with 2.95, it works just fine.
> >
> > Is that when the kernel is built with the same compiler as the DRM?
> > Mixing kernel and modules built with significantly different gcc
> > versions is known to cause problems.
>
> The kernel was compiled using 3.0 or 3.2, can't remember. The
> drm-trunk-module was compiled with the same compiler as the kernel (as I
> compiled them both after one another).
>
> It actually worked when I used 2.95 instead just on the module.
Hmm, so the incompatibility is between the DRM and the X server? Oh
well, I guess I'll have to provide separate packages for sid due to the
xlibmesa3 split anyway.
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Earthling Michel Dänzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member / CS student, Free Software enthusiast
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