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Re: GCC and EGCS



On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 11:49:11PM +0100, Raffaele Sandrini wrote:
> Thanks a lot for your help. I also compile all my stuff on GCC 2.95.2 
> without having any troubbles at anytime. I'm just wundering what the GREAT
> 
> difference between the releases could be. I mean the language for example 
> "C" doesn't change... But the changes are as big as the kernel wont 
> compile on GCC 2.96? thats strange to me... I mean it's not important and 
> doesn't stress me (hehehe) in anyway just strange...

The kernel uses alot of inline assembly.  I think that where the
breakage occurs.  The newer versions of gcc apparently are a bit more
strict about some operations...

-- 
Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>



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