Re: tlug: ccp

["Stephen J. Turnbull" <turnbull@example.com>]

>>>>> "Scott" == Scott Stone <sstone@example.com> writes:

    >> I note that no distribution in their right mind builds the
    >> kernel with egcs yet, at least they all seem to say "gcc
    >> 2.7.2.3".  Also, egcs

    Scott> Slackware builds their kernels with egcs.  At least, they
    Scott> told me this at Comdex...

I know.  That's why I specified "in their right mind", I'm quoting or
at least paraphrasing you.

    >> _definitely_ fucks up XEmacs's `unexec' functionality on some
    >> platforms (Linux Alpha and HPUX, although apparently not Linux
    >> Intel).
    >> 

    Scott> 'unexec' -- how exactly does that work?  I want to try that
    Scott> and make sure I didn't barney anything with xemacs...

You don't want to know.  Really.  At least, I don't want to teach
badly enough to find out....

    Scott> The 2.0.36 kernel headers include a #error directive if it
    Scott> finds egcs or gcc 2.8.x, so compiling anything that
    Scott> includes /usr/include/linux/types.h will puke and die with
    Scott> egcs.

    Scott> This seems to be a new 'feature' for 2.0.36.

Evidently this is sufficiently well-covered in the egcs FAQ.  If the
infinitely wise Computer Scientist[1] should decide in her[2] infinite 
wisdom that it is not sufficient, a summary of an off-line discussion
with further commentary may miraculously appear one of these days.


Footnotes: 
[1]  Only the initials are correct.

[2]  More FUD.

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