How about a simple patch to the top level makefile that checks the gcc
version then prints a distinct message ..'this compiler hasn't been approved
for compiling the kernel', sleeping for one second, then continuing on. This
solution doesn't stop compiling and makes a visible indicator without forcing
anything.
Sample attached.
-d
Alan Cox wrote:
> > As it stands, there is no way to determine programatically whether
> > gcc-2.96 is broken or now. The only way to do it is to check the RPM
> > version -- which, needless to say, is a bit difficult to do from the
> > C code about to be compiled. So I can't really blame Hans if he decides
> > to outlaw gcc-2.96[.0] for reiserfs compiles.
>
> Oh I can see why Hans wants to cut down his bug reporting load. I can also
> say from experience it wont work. If you put #error in then everyone will
> mail him and complain it doesnt build, if you put #warning in nobody will
> read it and if you dont put anything in you get the odd bug report anyway.
>
> Basically you can't win and unfortunately a shrink wrap forcing the user
> to read the README file for the kernel violates the GPL ..
>
> Jaded, me ?
>
> Alan
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--- Makefile.orig Sat Feb 3 00:48:26 2001
+++ Makefile Sat Feb 3 00:45:00 2001
@@ -253,11 +253,23 @@
-o vmlinux
$(NM) vmlinux | grep -v '\(compiled\)\|\(\.o$$\)\|\( [aUw]
\)\|\(\.\.ng$$\)\|\(LASH[RL]DI\)' | sort > System.map
-symlinks:
+symlinks: gccversioncheck
rm -f include/asm
( cd include ; ln -sf asm-$(ARCH) asm)
@if [ ! -d include/linux/modules ]; then \
mkdir include/linux/modules; \
+ fi
+
+gccversioncheck:
+ @gccversion=`${HOSTCC} --version`;\
+ echo Using gcc version: $$gccversion;\
+ if [ "x$${gccversion}" != "x2.95.2" ]; then \
+ echo
+"********************************************************************"; \
+ echo "*** This compiler version is not approved for compiling the
+kernel"; \
+ echo "*** version: " $$HOSTCC $$gccversion ; \
+ echo "*** Please consider this when reporting bugs" ;\
+ echo
+"********************************************************************"; \
+ sleep 1; \
fi
oldconfig: symlinks
