[ale] What gcc for RH 9 kernel?

Michael D. Hirsch mhirsch at nubridges.com
Thu Mar 4 14:04:28 EST 2004


On Thursday 04 March 2004 11:04 am, Dow Hurst wrote:

> So, I looked in /proc/version and lo and behold:
> Linux version 2.4.20-24.9smp
> (bhcompile at porky.devel.redhat.com) (gcc version 3.2.2
> 20030222 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5)) #1 SMP Mon Dec 1 11:25:17
> EST 2003
>
> So I am wrong.  :-)

but helpful--nopw I knwo that "cat /proc/version" is stronger magic than 
"uname -a".  I also now have confidence that the kernel module I built will 
work.

In fact, given that confidence i went and tested again.  Yes it does.

Thanks a bunch,

Michael
>
> Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
> > On Thursday 04 March 2004 09:30 am, Dow Hurst wrote:
> >>2.9.5 is what RH9 kernel is compiled with.
> >
> > Thanks, Dow.  You don't happen to recall the name of the package that
> > contains that version, do you?  I seem to vaguely recall that they had a
> > separate kgcc, or some such, but I don't see it.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Michael
> >
> >>Michael D. Hirsch wrote:
> >>>I'm trying to build a module for my RH 9 system.  I'm using the RH
> >>>kernel. The module instructions say to be sure to use the same compiler
> >>>for the module as is used for the kernel.
> >>>
> >>>How can I tell what gcc version RH used?  Or does anyone know which one
> >>>they use?
> >>>
> >>>I appear to have gcc 3.2.2 installed.  Does RH still compile with 2.9.5,
> >>>or some such?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks,
> >>>
> >>>Michael
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