Re: Recommended compiler? - Re: [patch] kernel/module.c (plus gratuitous rant)

From: Jakub Jelinek (jakub@redhat.com)
Date: Mon Oct 30 2000 - 17:02:12 EST


On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 05:50:07PM -0300, Horst von Brand wrote:
> Martin Dalecki <dalecki@evision-ventures.com> said:
> > Peter Samuelson wrote:
>
> [...]
>
> > > * Red Hat "2.96" or CVS 2.97 will probably break any known kernel.
>
> > Works fine for me and 2.4.0-test10-pre5... however there are tons of
> > preprocessor warnings in some drivers.
>
> CVS (from 20001028 or so) gave a 2.4.0.10.6/i686 that crashed on boot, no
> time to dig deeper yet.

CVS 2.97 is known to miscompile e.g. buffer.c.

        Jakub
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