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Subject: Re: kernel compiler
To: weber@nyc.rr.com (John Weber)
Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 16:45:03 +0100 (BST)
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> > At the moment, gcc3 doesn't work too well with the kernel, and you won't
> > get any large benefit.
> 
> I use gcc3 to compile anything and everything I need.  With the
> exception of "multi-line literal complaints", my kernel compiles fine.
> 
> Is there anything that I should know?

Mostly that gcc 3.0 generally produces slower code. I've had a couple of 
noticed glitches with -ac but those have workarounds in the tree now
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