Re: 3.4.0 and Linux kernel?

[Ulrich Lauther]

Maurizio Loreti <mlo@foobar.it> wrote:
: Ulrich Lauther <lauther@mchp.siemens.de> writes:

: > Is it considered save to compile the Linux kernel 2.6.5 on i686 with
: > gcc-3.4.0? Or should I stay with 2.95.3 ?

: Wrong question.  The 2.95 series is obsolete, and 5-years old.  The
: real question is: is the 2.6.5 kernel conformant to the language
: Standard, and free from errors that may be exposed by the 3.4.0
: version of the compiler?

The question may be wrong, but practical: it is not in my power to make the 
kernel conformant,
but I do have the choice of the compiler I use.

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        -lauther

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