Re: strange files, XFS bug?

[utz lehmann <xfs@xxxxxxxxxx>]

redhat.angus [redhat.angus@xxxxxxxxxx] wrote:
> Le 03 May 2001 14:14:41 +0200, Utz Lehmann a écrit :
> > i had this using a bad compiler (gcc 2.96).
> > 
> > egcs-2.91.66 (= kgcc) is recomended. see the linux-xfs makefile.
> 
> Can somebody of SGI confirm ? That I do not use any more gcc-2.96RH to
> compile kernel-2.4-xfs.

here my own experience:

i had tried the redhat gcc-2.96-81 on redhat 7.0 a few days before.
the result was a crashing kernel and errors like yours. i went back to kgcc
everythings works without any problem.

even with non xfs 2.4.x kernel a had problems with the suse gcc 2.95.2.
using the redhat kgcc solved it.

egcs-2.91.66 (= kgcc) is rock solid for kernel compilation.

btw: i dont trust gcc 2.95.2 any more. on hp-ux sometimes it used the same
address for differnet variables. very hard to find the bug.


utz