pgcc for building a kernel (Was Re: New Kernel: make-kpkg vs. make bzLilo)

["Salman Ahmed" <ssahmed@interlog.com>]

>>>>> "MG" == Matthew Gregan <kinetik@ihug.co.nz> writes:
    MG> I build all of my kernels with whatever the latest EGCS/GCC in
    MG> potato is, so I'm currently using gcc 2.95.2. I haven't found any
    MG> major problems doing this. For the record, I also have gcc 2.7.2.3
    MG> installed for building stable/bug-report kernels.

Has anyone tried pgcc to optimize and build a kernel for their system ??

Does it make much of a difference ? I haven't used Mandrake but some
Mandrake proponents can't seem to stop mentioning how its optimized for
Pentium processors.

On a related note, I haven't been able to find debian packages for pgcc. Is
this because of licensing issues ? Are there any debs available for it at
all, or is the source tarball the only way to go ?

Thanks.

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Salman Ahmed
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