Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 20 Jan 2003 12:43:40 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 20 Jan 2003 12:43:40 -0500 Received: from smtp-server1.tampabay.rr.com ([65.32.1.34]:42693 "EHLO smtp-server1.tampabay.rr.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 20 Jan 2003 12:43:39 -0500 From: "Scott Robert Ladd" To: , "Linux kernel" Subject: RE: egcs (or compatible) compiler Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 12:52:52 -0500 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Importance: Normal Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi, Try: http://gcc.gnu.org ..Scott > -----Original Message----- > From: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org > [mailto:linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org]On Behalf Of Richard B. > Johnson > Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 12:08 > To: Linux kernel > Subject: egcs (or compatible) compiler > > > > I tried to find the "latest and greatest" gcc compiler that > will compile the kernel. I can't find the source anywhere! > Apparently, gnu doesn't "do" the compiler anymore, it's now > called egcs and is supposed to be on goof.com according to > the links from the GCC home page. They only have patches. > The last source-code I have been able to find for gcc is > gcc-3.0.1.tar.gz and it won't even compile under egcs-2.9.1.66 > (which I installed about a year ago before it became unavailable > and dissappeared). > > So, what gives? Any hints on how I get the source of the most > recommended gcc, that will actually compile on a previous version > of gcc? I'm presently using egcs-2.9.1.66, but newer kernels won't > compile using it. They fail to link with "__rawmemchr" errors, i.e., > caused by code that gets the string-length by doing strchr(s, 0), > i.e., looks for the null. This envokes some __rammemchr() function > that doesn't exist. > > Cheers, > Dick Johnson > Penguin : Linux version 2.4.18 on an i686 machine (797.90 BogoMips). > Why is the government concerned about the lunatic fringe? Think about it. > > > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/