Slackware 11?

tormented_one · 05-07-2005, 12:04 PM

No more gnome. Sorry

DreameR-X · 05-07-2005, 04:04 PM

Yup, I should be smacked for not searching first.

There's a lot about it, and recently Pat posted a log on his site saying that he's done with it (so I'll just go to Dropline or Gware or something). Thanks for the response though!
Cheers,
Galen

carboncopy · 05-08-2005, 03:23 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by datadriven
gcc 4.0 might make it into the distro as well.

It is in my Slackware-current now.

Compile great without any hassel at all. This is how I compile gcc-4.0.0

Steps.
0. Grab gcc-4.0 source from your favourite mirror. Assume you get the bz2 tar ball since it is smaller.

1. make sure you have enough drive space (1.2 Byte for me, if not, don't worry)

2. cd to your source tarball dir

3.

Code:

tar -xjvf gcc-4.0.0.tar.bz2

4.

Code:

mkdir gcc-builder

5.

Code:

cd gcc-builder

6.

Code:

../gcc-4.0.0/configure --prefix=/usr/local --disable-shared --enable-threads=posix --with-cpu=athlon-xp --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-checking --with-gnu-ld --verbose --target=i686-slackware-linux --host=i686-slackware-linux

7.

Code:

make BOOT_CFLAGS='-O3 -march=athlon-xp' bootstrap4

Note: bootstrap4 is really a paranoia of me to have gcc build in 4 stages. You can actually just use bootstrap instead of bootstrap4. If you do not have enough space you can use bootstrap-lean

8.

Code:

checkinstall

Slackware specific.

Correct the info of the packages as you wish. This will help you removepkg when you do not want your own compile version of gcc anymore.

As I am typing now, am compiling kernel 2.6.11.8. i2c module couldn't compile. So I remove it from my configuration.

Compilation certainly seems faster!

EDITED:
Please read http://gcc.gnu.org/install/ before you begin.

carboncopy · 05-08-2005, 04:58 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by octinum
BTW, does compiling the kernel with a newer GCC version make any difference?

It compiled faster for me. (gcc 4.0 vs gcc 3.4.2)

As for size. It is a bit larger.

Code:

root@madhat:/boot# ls -l 26118-v8May2005*
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 2785122 2005-05-08 16:38 26118-v8May2005-gcc4.img
-rw-r--r--  1 root root 2765093 2005-05-08 10:56 26118-v8May2005.img
root@madhat:/boot#

The gcc4 version infact has less i2c support compared to the gcc3.4.2 version which is smaller and with i2c support.

Speed wise, I do not know how to quantitatively test it.

However it feels good to have gcc 4.0 compiling my kernels and softwares which I want.

octinum · 05-08-2005, 07:41 AM

I'm not an expert about Slack(or any of Linux distros) but I haven't read anything pointing to that(about Gnome in Slack). In my opinion, Gnome users are often more experienced ones, so it wouldn't be a problem for them to get Dropline etc. Also, KDE gets better and better..

reddazz · 05-08-2005, 08:57 AM

Anybody using Slack shouldn't fin it too hard to install GNOME from source or from precompiled packages. As for slack 11, I can't wait to checkout all the new features as well improvements.

DreameR-X · 05-08-2005, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by reddazz
As for slack 11, I can't wait to checkout all the new features as well improvements.

Although (I'm very slow to realize this myself), but it seems as if you keep CURRENT, by the time Slackware 11 "comes out" you already have it? That's a concept I never really got (starts banging head against nearby wall).

Cheers,
Galen

reddazz · 05-08-2005, 02:09 PM

Thats true and thats what I used to do but not anymore. I am very careful with upgading to packages in current because of a few show stoppers particularly with udev.

gargamel · 05-12-2005, 05:28 PM

Someone said that it doesn't make a noticeable difference if you use a stock kernel or compile yourself from source.#
In my experience this is generally true with a few exceptions.

- If you run a file or internet server then network latency is sometimes noticeably lower with a self-compiled kernel. Sometimes!
- The start and load time for Java programs is reduced --- not necessarily their running speed, but their loading time.

For normal everyday use I don't feel a difference.

gargamel

SORRY; THAT SHOULD HAVE GONE TO ANOTHER THREAD!