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Re: Question about kernel update

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Subject: Re: Question about kernel update
From: Simon Matter <simon.matter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2002 08:36:45 +0100
Cc: Eric Sandeen <sandeen@xxxxxxx>, linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
Organization: Sauter AG, Basel
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"Joe St.Clair" schrieb:
> 
> Yes, when I attempt to build from the SGI SRPM it fails due to the gcc
> version.
> 
> I have just downloaded gcc-3.1 from the RedHat site.  It seems that the
> only dependency problem with it is that gcc3-objc-3.1-5.i386.rpm want to
> have gcc-objc >= 2.96-94 before it will install.  I have 2.96-85.
> So now I am downloading the gcc from RedHat 7.2, check its dependencies,
> update with that and then update to 3.1.

Although this could work for you, it's not the way to go. The kernel
should build on whatever the 'original' RedHat kernel was built.
Otherwise you may always break something.

Simon

> 
> I don't know if this will break anything but as far as I know it should
> be ok.
> 
> I won't get to check this out until tomorrow.
> 
> Eric Sandeen wrote:
> 
> >Joe - how does it fail?  (Or is the failure the gcc version requirement
> >you noted?)
> >
> >-Eric
> >
> >On Thu, 2002-10-31 at 14:17, Joe St.Clair wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Just a bit more infomation - Not only does the build fail on my system
> >>for i686 but also for i386.
> >>
> >>--
> >>Joseph St.Clair - KSI Machine & Engineering
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> 
> --
> Joseph St.Clair - KSI Machine & Engineering


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