Kernel compilation with old GCC
 

Hallo All,

i found that I compliled the latest Kernel 2.6.14.3 with very old gcc - 2.95 ...the reason behind this was that some of my programs are old and can only be compiled with gcc-2.95 and while compiling the kernel i forgot to change the sym links to the new version ...


now, does it harm to have latest kernel compiled with old compiler ?

and if yes, in what way ? until now it has given me no probs..

and if it harms, can I just recompile the kernel by changing the links to the new compiler and will it replace the old one ?


thanks,
Hardik

I think you should use kernel version 2.4
And what kind of program tha cannot be compile with new compiler, did you try the latest version of these program?

Hi,
thanks for the reply.

i already have gcc-3.4 version, but I have my own old code it needs omniOrb a corba broker to communicate with java classes...right now it is a big task to change the old code to work with new versions of corba broker so I have installed old gcc-2.95..

to switch to new gcc i just have to chagne the sym links gcc and g++ which point to the correspondign versions..

but i want to know what difference it makes.. i searched and got something about some Posix Threading Libraries that dont work with gcc less than gcc-3...

so if it is required i can comple the kernel again with new gcc-3.4 for that I guess , i only need to change the sym links, but I dont know weather this will replace(overwrite) the old kernel compiled with gcc-2.95.


Hardik

Just found this on the web: http://kerneltrap.org/node/5974

seems there are some problems whit gcc 2.95 and 2.6, and support might even stop soon.

But as long as a kernel compiled whit gcc 2.95 works for you, all is good right? ;)

(and you can have diffrent kernelversions installed, so it won't overwrite if you don't tell it to do so)