On Fri, 03 Aug 2001 11:52:58 -0700,
Matt Ryan <matt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>I see this in the FAQ:
>
> "If you are using gcc 3.0 and it gives problems or does not compile,
>drop a note on the list with the oops and ksymoops output. We will be
>working on getting XFS fully functional with gcc 3.0. "
>
>
>does that mean the XFS team is planning on transitioning to 3.0 as the
>'official' compiler in the near future? I ask because seeing something
>like this:
>
> "egcs-1.1.2 aka kgcc wont build 2.4.7 it seems."
>(from http://uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0108.0/0309.html)
>
>makes me a little nervous.
That mail was incorrect, kgcc compiles 2.4.7 quite happily. There may
have been one bit of code that failed on kgcc but it was rewritten.
To answer the broader question, XFS will transition to gcc 3.0 at some
time. But that will probably not occur before the main kernel is
verified on gcc 3.0 so until Linus says that 3.0 is safe, stick to
kgcc. OTOH I have to use gcc 3.0 for IA64 2.4.7, that needs bleeding
edge compilers.
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