Linus Torvalds writes:
>
>
> On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, Andrzej Krzysztofowicz wrote:
> >
> > gcc 2.7.2.3 causes a lot of warnings when used for kernel compilation (x86)
> > with CONFIG_HIGHMEM64G=y .
> > Are the warnings meaningless ? Or kernel miscompilation may appear ?
>
> As far as I can tell, this looks like a gcc bug.
>
> Those warnings do not make sense, nor do they appear with the
> gcc-2.91.66 compiler I am using.
Aha! Now I know what compiler you're using. Is there general agreement
in the cabal that gcc-2.91.66 is Good[tm]?
Even if it's good for the kernel, is it also thought to be good for
user-space (i.e. any known nasties)?
> If it makes any difference, I'd be inclined to just make gcc-2.7.2 a
> compiler non grata..
If you do that, please announce it on linux-kernel. This is a major
change that shouldn't be just left to the Documentation/Changes file.
Regards,
Richard....
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