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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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To: hackers@freefall.freebsd.org, rob@indecent.com
Subject: Re: gcc 2.7.2-compiled kernel
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>I've upgraded to gcc 2.7.2 (don't ask me why -- I guess I just always like
>to have the latest and greatest :) and can't compile the (2.1r) kernel with it.
>The make always fails at locore.s. I've tried using the default cpp rather than
>the 2.7.2 cpp, but that doesn't help. Since cpp doesn't seem to be the problem

It would work if you really used the default cpp.  Don't install gcc's cpp
anywhere in the path.

Bruce