Re: A1200 2.4.17 bug - found problem!!!

[Michel <mi...@da...>]

On Wed, 2002-08-07 at 12:45, Alan Buxey wrote:=20
>=20
> I'm 95% sure that I've found the problem with > 2.4.13 kernels.
>=20
> its the f'ing GCC compiler.
>=20
>=20
> 2.95.4 seems to be the culprit.  last night I compiled
> the 2.4.13 source with it....and we all know this kernel
> works fine (Its the one i normally run anyway!)...but
> after a compile on my current system it freezes at exactly
> the same point as the 2.4.17 compile...at the IDE probing/detection
> part,

Have you verified that the 2.4.13 kernel that works was built with an older
compiler, or that a different compiler produces a working kernel from curre=
nt
source?

> 2.95.4 either has a nasty 603 bug...or optimises something away
> which shouldnt be touched.

It could also be binutils.

> so, either we change things in our tree to stop this...or advice that
> everyone leave 2.95.4 well alone and either backtrack to 2.95.2 or move u=
p
> to 3.x - anyone playing with 3.x?

AFAIK 3.0 has problems, 3.1 is better. Debian will switch to 3.2 soon.


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Earthling Michel D=E4nzer (MrCooper)/ Debian GNU/Linux (powerpc) developer
XFree86 and DRI project member   /  CS student, Free Software enthusiast