On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 10:45:02AM +0200, Bastian Blank wrote: > On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 02:20:48AM +0200, Matthias Klose wrote: > > The compilers from GCC 4.1 provide now the default compiler for etch > > for Ada, C, C++, Objc, ObjC++, Fortran95 and for the Java language. > > This means we can't upload linux-2.6 without a change to specify the > compiler to something else than gcc except if we want to upload 2.6.17 > and go to gcc 4.1 as compiler.
I take it 2.6.16 doesn't compile with gcc 4.1 ? If it does, why not bump the ABI and be done with it ? > My prefered solution is similar to the .kernelrelease file in the source > tree: > - Add a file .kernelcompiler. > This file specifies CC as used. > - Or .kerneltoolchain. > This file specifies any toolchain setting CC, LD, AS and so on. > - The setting is used in the headers package to magicaly use the correct > compiler. > - The headers packages needs to depend against the used compiler. This would indeed be useful, but doesn't preclude a move to gcc 4.1, no ? Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
