Re: kernel does not compile with gcc-3.0
On 29-Nov-2001 dman wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 29, 2001 at 06:42:04PM +0200, Dragos Delcea (Bucaresti, Ro)
> wrote:
>| well, thats about it...is it known not to?
>
> Likely. Since gcc 3 is so new, it is also likely that there are bugs
> in it. The kernel tends to trigger some rare bugs in the compiler,
> which is why I beleive they only supported gcc 2.7.2 for a long time.
> I think now they've switched to 2.95.2 (or .3).
>
The kernel also (ab)uses some gcc features and the 3.x series now enforces the
latest C(++) standards.
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