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diff --git a/Documentation/Changes b/Documentation/Changes index 86b8639..fe5ae0f 100644 --- a/Documentation/Changes +++ b/Documentation/Changes @@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ al espaņol de este documento en varios formatos. Eine deutsche Version dieser Datei finden Sie unter <http://www.stefan-winter.de/Changes-2.4.0.txt>. -Last updated: October 29th, 2002 - Chris Ricker (kaboom@gatech.edu or chris.ricker@genetics.utah.edu). Current Minimal Requirements @@ -48,7 +46,7 @@ necessary on all systems; obviously, if you don't have any ISDN hardware, for example, you probably needn't concern yourself with isdn4k-utils. -o Gnu C 2.95.3 # gcc --version +o Gnu C 3.2 # gcc --version o Gnu make 3.79.1 # make --version o binutils 2.12 # ld -v o util-linux 2.10o # fdformat --version @@ -74,26 +72,7 @@ GCC --- The gcc version requirements may vary depending on the type of CPU in your -computer. The next paragraph applies to users of x86 CPUs, but not -necessarily to users of other CPUs. Users of other CPUs should obtain -information about their gcc version requirements from another source. - -The recommended compiler for the kernel is gcc 2.95.x (x >= 3), and it -should be used when you need absolute stability. You may use gcc 3.0.x -instead if you wish, although it may cause problems. Later versions of gcc -have not received much testing for Linux kernel compilation, and there are -almost certainly bugs (mainly, but not exclusively, in the kernel) that -will need to be fixed in order to use these compilers. In any case, using -pgcc instead of plain gcc is just asking for trouble. - -The Red Hat gcc 2.96 compiler subtree can also be used to build this tree. -You should ensure you use gcc-2.96-74 or later. gcc-2.96-54 will not build -the kernel correctly. - -In addition, please pay attention to compiler optimization. Anything -greater than -O2 may not be wise. Similarly, if you choose to use gcc-2.95.x -or derivatives, be sure not to use -fstrict-aliasing (which, depending on -your version of gcc 2.95.x, may necessitate using -fno-strict-aliasing). +computer. Make ---- @@ -322,9 +301,9 @@ Getting updated software Kernel compilation ****************** -gcc 2.95.3 ----------- -o <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/gcc-2.95.3.tar.gz> +gcc +--- +o <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gcc/> Make ---- |
