Hi, I wish to compile a kernel source tree with a patch that requires the patched kernel to be compiled with GCC 3.3.2. However, I am running Debian Woody 3.0 on the machine I am compiling the kernels for, which ships with GCC 2.95, and all the systems I am compiling the patched kernel for are also Woody 3.0. My questions are: is it safe to compile a kernel for an older system using a later version of GCC, stability-wise? If so, would it be best to backport GCC 3.3.2 for Woody, or should I find a version of Debian (or any distro) that ships with 3.3.2, and compile the kernel on that? Thanks for any help. Best regards, Campbell
