Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1759162AbXESMwI (ORCPT ); Sat, 19 May 2007 08:52:08 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1756742AbXESMv5 (ORCPT ); Sat, 19 May 2007 08:51:57 -0400 Received: from mail-in-04.arcor-online.net ([151.189.21.44]:41995 "EHLO mail-in-04.arcor-online.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755967AbXESMv4 (ORCPT ); Sat, 19 May 2007 08:51:56 -0400 In-Reply-To: <200705190953.l4J9rjO2024613@harpo.it.uu.se> References: <200705190953.l4J9rjO2024613@harpo.it.uu.se> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v623) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Message-Id: <023132a5c5a4f07ec2d46b0515a55d4b@kernel.crashing.org> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org From: Segher Boessenkool Subject: Re: gcc-4.2.0 breakage on powerpc? Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 14:51:44 +0200 To: Mikael Pettersson X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.623) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 787 Lines: 22 >>> and we'll end up >>> having major kernel releases which don't build on i386 with major gcc >>> releases, which isn't altogether desirable. >> >> Yeah, like 4.2.0 with powerpc. Seems like no one tested it :-( > > Details please. What exactly are the gcc-4.2.0 problems on powerpc? http://gcc.gnu.org/PR31490 . Most stuff using named sections won't build; that includes CONFIG_MODULES. There is no viable workaround. The problem is being handled. I'll post a patch for the kernel refusing to build with this combination soon. Segher - 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/