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To: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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Subject: Re: Linux 2.4.3-ac12
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From: Jes Sorensen <jes@linuxcare.com>
Date: 22 Apr 2001 18:12:16 +0200
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>>>>> "Alan" == Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> writes:

Alan> The recommended compilers for non x86 are different too - eg you
Alan> need 2.96 gcc for IA64, you need 2.95 not egcs for mips and so
Alan> on.

In principle you just need 2.7.2.3 for m68k, but someone decided to
raise the bar for all architectures by putting a check in a common
header file.

Maybe it's time to move that check to the arch include dir instead?

Jes
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