From:	Bill Currie <bill AT taniwha DOT tssc DOT co DOT nz>
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Subject:	Re: Linux and GNU C
Date:	Sat, 15 Aug 1998 15:18:17 +1200
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Thibaut Murez wrote:
> Hi I'm a newbie in Linux' world and i'd like to know why one must not
> compile the kernel using gcc 2.8 or higher ?

There's a bug in one of the kernel header files that works with
gcc-2.7.2.x but not with gcc-2.8+.  This only applies to 2.0.x kernels
and 2.1.x below 90 or so (can't remember the number, but I rembeber the
fuss:).

Bill
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