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Date:      Wed, 4 Aug 1999 14:53:38 -0500 (CDT)
From:      David Scheidt <dscheidt@enteract.com>
To:        Warner Losh <imp@village.org>
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Building a new kernel
Message-ID:  <Pine.NEB.3.96.990804145111.73456A-100000@shell-3.enteract.com>
In-Reply-To: <199908041945.NAA04766@harmony.village.org>

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On Wed, 4 Aug 1999, Warner Losh wrote:

> 
> I have a freebsd-stable system.  I can't build a kernel for
> freebsd-current on that system unless I upgrade my compiler to egcs.
> Will this cause problems for our upgrade proceedure?
> 
> gcc 2.7.2.3 doesn't like i386/include/atomic.h.  It complains about
> bad assmbler contraints.

I upgraded a -STABLE system to -CURRENT using source a month or two 
ago.  The first step is to build the new toolchain, so you shouldn't 
ever be compiling a new kernel with an old compiler.  

David



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