Robert P. J. Day wrote: > there are numerous header files that contain a check of the form > > #ifdef __GNUC__ > > but <linux/compiler.h> already insists on a GNU C-flavoured compiler: > > #if __GNUC__ >= 4 > # include <linux/compiler-gcc4.h> > #elif __GNUC__ == 3 && __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 2 > # include <linux/compiler-gcc3.h> > #else > # error Sorry, your compiler is too old/not recognized. > #endif > > so is there any point in keeping all those checks around? is it > even remotely feasible that the kernel might someday support a non-GNU > C compiler, given the numerous gcc extensions that are used? > > rday > -- > hi, so far i know the intel compiler can compile a linux kernel. ntl. this is most likely crap since the compiler is checked much more early. (or at least should). I only reason i can think of is that this module is used in other places outside the linux kernle tree. re, wh -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
