[ILUG] Can anyone see any reason why a customer would need to compile a new compiler?

Mon Jun 26 12:11:27 IST 2006

On Mon, 26 Jun 2006, Declan Moriarty wrote:

> On Sun, 2006-06-25 at 23:55 +0100, paul at clubi.ie wrote:

>>  Binutils maybe. Kernel headers??? You thinking of glibc maybe?
                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>> From a developer on the HLFS list:
>

> for gcc-4.1. Does anyone happen to know a reason gcc-4.1.1, or
                                                               ^^
> glibc-2.4, would need a newer (hjl) binutils version?
   ^^^^^^^^^

> Some time later, he came back with the compile using glibc 'in the bag'
                                          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> and this:

> # - Kernel headers (I used linux-2.6.16.18):
> # I dont know if this will be the way kernel headers are installed, but
> # it works  for now. It's a good idea to be running this kernel version
> # on the host system,  for Glibc.  Unpack your kernel source.
                          ^^^^^^^^^^

> Now I'm not arguing with him, and I'm not arguing with you. Goodbye :-)

I'm not arguing, I'm just guessing you're mixing several different 
issues together.

anyway.

regards,
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