I certainly hope that this is good news.
A year ago I read that gcc optimization for my new P4
at the earliest was expected with gcc-3.1 around April 2002.
Now I have installed gcc-3.1 as the default on my LM 8.2,
and, yes, I did see that kernel-2.4.18-16mdk has been
compiled with gcc-3.1.
QUESTION: does any of you know IF optimization for P4
is actually in gcc-3.1?
-- Bjarne
On Fri, 2002-05-10 at 11:04, James wrote:
> On Thu, 9 May 2002 16:05:39 -0400
> Charles A Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 9 May 2002 14:32:48 -0500
> > Tom Brinkman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > As a footnote, I don't recommend usin newer kernels unless you
> > > also either monitor the cooker ML, or at least check it's recent
> > > archive. OTOH, newer cooker kernels are usually much better than the
> > > kernels shipped with 'release' versions, specially ML8.2, and
> > > specially tryin to use vanilla source from kernel.org. I suspect
> > > this is for compatibility over a wide range of hardware,
> > > configurations, and users. YMMV ;)
> > >
> > > Also, from lurking on the cooker list, compiling the latest
> > > kernels with <= gcc 3.04 seems to be an expected problem. I didn't
> > > have any usin ML8.2's gcc 2.96.
> >
> > Just to put in my $10 worth (I'm expensive).
> >
> > Since I believe 2418-8 the kernels have been compiled with gcc-3.0.4
> > but this will shortly change to gcc-3.10 which as of yesterday is the
> > default compiler having now obsoleted gcc-2.9.6
> >
> > There now exist Major differences between 8.2 and Cooker: gcc, Gnome2,
> > New alsa, etc, making most Cooker rpms and even src rpms incompatible
> > with earlier versions of Mandrake.
> >
> > Unless possessed of the knowledge and expertise comparable to that
> > acquired by Tom most users would be best served by strictly avoiding
> > usage of Any cooker pkg.
> >
> >
> > Charles
> >
>
> This is not good news. It means a severe break in compatibility not
> only for us, as Mandrake users, but for people who release applications
> in RPM format or source format that are not in the Mandrake release. Oh
> and as for your $10.... in California we call that a gallon of gas.
> *grin*
>
> James
>
> >
>
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