Re: gcc compiler version problems

[Thomas Dodd <ted cypress com>]

Greg Julius wrote:

> I'm a newbie, I have RH 8.0 installed.  I'm having problems with my 
> integrated video (i845 chipset).  I need to build a kernel (2.4.20).
>
> # The Red Hat gcc 2.96 compiler subtree can also be used to build this 
> tree. You should ensure you use gcc-2.96-74 or later. gcc-2.96-54 will 
> not build the kernel correctly.
I have compat-gcc-7.3-2.96.110 on my Red Hat 8 system. Also 
compat-gcc-c++, compat-libstd++ and compat-libstdc++-devel to match can 
be helpfull.

> Can't fix X without XFree86 install, can't install XFree86 without 
> 2.4.20, can't install 2.4.20 cause gcc ain't right....  A few choice 
> cursewords are being thought just now.  It's been a learning 
> experience - and it hasn't been fun so far.

So get a kernel-2.4.20 SRPM or a prebuild kernel-2.4.20 RPM.
Red Hat kernel build with the current system gcc, not compat-gcc.

I have 2.4.0-2.2, which also needs:
modutils>=2.4.21-1
initscripts>=5.83
mkinitrd>=3.4.32

I built them fro the SRPMS in rawhide a few weeks ago.
They might have some other requirements I forgot, but rebuilding from 
SRPM gets around some.

   -Thomas