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Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 17:53:19 +0600 (LKT)
From: Anuradha Ratnaweera <anuradha@gnu.org>
To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: recommended gcc compiler version
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On Fri, 22 Dec 2000, Alan Cox wrote:

> For i386
> 
> 2.2.18
> 	gcc 2.7.2 or egcs-1.1.2

Just a remainder for debian users. There is a debian package gcc272 which
is said to be the "GNU C compiler's C part", for "backword compatibility
purposes". I recompiled my kernel after an

  apt-get install gcc272

and after setting

  HOSTGCC = gcc272

in kernel source tree Makerile.


Anuradha

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