Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Tue, 21 Nov 2000 10:27:36 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Tue, 21 Nov 2000 10:27:27 -0500 Received: from smtp1.cern.ch ([137.138.128.38]:63500 "EHLO smtp1.cern.ch") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Tue, 21 Nov 2000 10:27:12 -0500 To: rml@ufl.edu Cc: Subject: Re: [WEIRD] working kernel off RH7's gcc-2.96!? In-Reply-To: <974783952.3a1a05d0c4840@webmail.ufl.edu> From: Jes Sorensen Date: 21 Nov 2000 15:57:03 +0100 In-Reply-To: rml@ufl.edu's message of "Tue, 21 Nov 2000 00:19:12 -0500" Message-ID: Lines: 21 User-Agent: Gnus/5.070096 (Pterodactyl Gnus v0.96) Emacs/20.4 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org >>>>> "Robert" == rml writes: Robert> i dont want to revisit the flame fest (at all, please) but it Robert> seems i have been using a kernel that successfully compiled Robert> under RedHat 7's gcc snapshot (2.96). i normally use Robert> gcc-2.91.66 for everything (mv kgcc gcc) but just synced my Robert> system with rawhide, so the gcc/kgcc pair is back on my system Robert> and i forgot. so i recompiled to test11 yesterday, and: [snip] Robert> the odd thing is, not only did it compile, but my machine has Robert> been up for a day with heavy use in X with a full-featured Robert> kernel! not only no OOPSs, but no bugs! Just keep in mind that 'seems to run fine' doesn't clearly show cases like something in the signal handling code got miscompiled for a special case or a bit error in the file system code. You could be lucky, it might also show itself as more frequent crashes later etc. Jes - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/