>>>>> "Matthias" == Matthias Andree <matthias.andree@gmx.de> writes:
Matthias> On Tue, 01 Aug 2000, Jes Sorensen wrote:
>> Thats totally irrelevant, gcc-2.95.2 whether it's considered a
>> release or not is unable to compile the 2.2.x kernels - well known
>> issue that will not get fixed. One should not do that it's as
>> simple as that.
Matthias> I'm compiling my 2.2 kernels ever since gcc-2.95.2 came out
Matthias> without any problems, so the "gcc-2.95.2 cannot compile
Matthias> 2.2.x kernels" cannot apply to many of the subsystems that
Matthias> I'm using. No crashes, no lockups that are not
Matthias> hardware-related, no oopses. So why should I use egcs 1.1.2
Matthias> if 2.95.2 does the job? There is no reason NOT to use that
Matthias> latest gcc release.
Just because it seems to compile the specific configuration you are
using does NOT mean it will compile everything else correctly. Is that
really so hard to understand?
Jes
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