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Date:      Sun, 7 Jul 1996 09:42:36 +0200 (MET DST)
From:      grog@lemis.de (Greg Lehey)
To:        michaelh@cet.co.jp (Michael Hancock)
Cc:        hackers@freebsd.org (FreeBSD Hackers)
Subject:   Re: gcc lies?
Message-ID:  <199607070742.JAA15222@allegro.lemis.de>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SV4.3.93.960706111658.28865A-100000@parkplace.cet.co.jp> from "Michael Hancock" at Jul 6, 96 11:18:25 am

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Michael Hancock writes:
>
> This is probably why BSDI uses gcc 1.x for the kernel and gives their
> screaming customers 2.7.2.

Hey, you're right, even BSD/OS 2.1 still uses gcc 1.42.  You'd think
they would have got their act together by now.  But I remember the
background: there was something to do with kernel structures being
aligned differently under gcc 2.x.  You'd think they would have it
fixed by now, though.

Greg



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