Jouni Karvo wrote: > The timeline for compilers would be simple - there is no need to > support any other compiler than 2.95.3 as long as it is the > recommended compiler version in the kernel documentation. There are a number of architectures where no usable 2.95.x compiler is available, e.g. x86-64. gcc-2.95.3 has been release four years ago! > Most people that compile kernels for their computers do not have > insider information on kernel development so the kernel (including > drivers) should compile with the instructions provided with the > sources. Users without "insider information" should probably use the default compiler that their distribution provides, which is most likely gcc-3.3.x or gcc-3.4.x nowadays. Johannes
