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- From: qpliu@phoenix.princeton.edu (q.p.liu)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: upgrading from 0.96a to 0.97
- Keywords: 0.96a, 0.97, gcc2.2.2, bootstrap.
- Message-ID: <1992Aug24.025258.12771@Princeton.EDU>
- Date: 24 Aug 92 02:52:58 GMT
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- In article <1992Aug24.014916.22614@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au> int177c@aurora.cc.monash.edu.au (Jae Won) writes:
- > I am considering an upgrade to kernel 0.97. I currently have 0.96a as my
- >kernel and gcc2.1.1(I think). Now, I have kept up to date with news and have
- >read things regarding the upgrade to 0.97 and I understand that it can only
- >be compiled with gcc2.2.2 compiler.
-
- > That's fine if you have gcc2.2.2 but if you don't, you have to get...
- [some stuff beyond 80 columns]
- >to use gcc2.2.2, you must have kernel 0.96c or higher. Hmm, does this mean:
-
- >I have to upgrade to 0.96c first before upgrading to 0.97???
-
- >Anyway to get around this bootstrap problem??
-
- I had no problems compiling the 0.97 kernel with gcc 2.1 and a 0.95c
- kernel.
-
- The subsequent attempt to upgrade to gcc2.2.2d (skipping gcc2.11, and
- every other gcc2.2), however, was header hell.
-
- On the other hand, the precompiled kernel ought to be available at an
- ftp site near you.
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