On Monday 21 July 2003 10:56 am, Tony Alfrey wrote: > I see that more and more stuff will require gcc 3.3 and I've been > running gcc 2.95.2. So can someone tell me what potential problems I > might have if I install 3.3. Specifically > a) will 3.3 prevent me from now making small changes in my 2.4.4 > kernel previously compiled with 2.95.2?
One gotcha... The 3.3 compiler has some stricter rules on strings and will not compile anything under kernel 2.4.21 I believe.... although the problems are few and could be patched I suppose. The older kernels have strings that don't fit the new rules. > b) Will I need some special tools to go with 3.3 (I'll of course > read the read me about things I'll need for 3.3) > c) Is there some clever way that I might switch between 2.95.2 and > 3.3? gcc at the command line presumably knows only my most recent > compiler. > > General suggestions about switching would be appreciated. > > Thanks! -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Bruce S. Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bellaire, MI 07/21/03 11:05 + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ "Losing your driver's license is just God's way of saying "BOOGA, BOOGA!" _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
