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Date:      Mon, 20 May 1996 23:30:03 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
To:        freebsd-bugs
Subject:   Re: bin/1221: compiling kernel with new gcc
Message-ID:  <199605210630.XAA01468@freefall.freebsd.org>

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The following reply was made to PR bin/1221; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG, mi@aldan.zipnet.net
Cc:  Subject: Re: bin/1221: compiling kernel with new gcc
Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 16:22:22 +1000

 >	Pentiumized gcc-2.7.2. Patch-level 9.
 
 >>Description:
 
 >	A lot of warnings compiling many .c files. Errors with
 >	asm() lines in kern_clock.c and clock.c .
 
 I think the errors are because the Pentiumized gcc doesn't support
 the "A" constraint.  It is based on an ancient version of gcc (2.3.x
 or 2.4.x) and doesn't support all the features of 2.6.x or 2.7.x.
 
 >>Fix:
 >	
 >	Ignore the warnings. Compile the two files with the standard
 >	cc (2.6.3).
 
 Real fix: compile all files with the standard cc (2.6.3 + FreeBSD patches).
 
 Bruce



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