Very Computer

In the instructions for compiling the 2.2.x kernels it states:

- Make sure you have gcc-2.7.2 or newer available.  It seems older gcc
versions can have problems compiling
newer versions of linux.  This is mainly because the older compilers can
only generate "a.out"-format executables.
As of linux 2.1.0, the kernel must be compiled as an "ELF' binary.  If
you upgrade your compiler, remember to get
the new binutils package too (for as/ld/nm and company).

I think I saw that LinuxPPC 2000 has gcc 2.1.x installed, is this true
and if so, where can I find the needed files for compiling the new
kernels such as the 2.3.99-pre6 kernel?

Your help once again is greatly appreciated,

Dan

Quote:>I think I saw that LinuxPPC 2000 has gcc 2.1.x installed, is this true
>and if so, where can I find the needed files for compiling the new
>kernels such as the 2.3.99-pre6 kernel?

LinuxPPC 2000 comes with gcc-2.95.2.  I would recommend using the 2.2.15
kernel and not the 2.3.x bleeding-edge development series until you are
more comfortable with these things.

Cordially,
Steven G. Johnson

That was probably _glibc_ 2.1.  Version 2.1 of gcc dates back to 1992.

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