Re: Proper OOPS report

Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk)
Mon, 22 Jan 2001 21:50:38 +0000 (GMT)

Henrik Stokseth writes:
> you were the one with the gcc 2.95.3 compiler right? even though this
> compiler is a prerelease of a stable branch i have confirmed errors in the
> optimalization passes. my advice: use a compiler which really IS stable
> (gcc-2.95.2 or egcs-1.1.2 are fine), or turn off all optimalizations.

The Linux kernel relies on having optimisation turned on (think of all
those inline functions).

(I don't think this rule has changed, has it?)

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Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk)                The developer of ARM Linux
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