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From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
To: Peter Schwenk <schwenk@math.udel.edu>
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Subject: Re: building kernel: compile/link errors 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 06 Dec 1999 09:31:45 EST."
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On Mon, 06 Dec 1999 09:31:45 EST, Peter Schwenk wrote:

> Why would installing the egcs package hose your ability to compile the
> kernel?  Or, more precisely, why was the package constructed such that it
> would hose one's ability to compile the kernel?

I made my comments based on the changes that were required in the
CURRENT source tree when we upgraded the compiler in the base system.
it wouldn't be a problem if the egcs package had been installed from the
ports or packages.  However, the original poster said that egcs had
somehow been installed into the base system (/usr instead of
/usr/local).

Ciao,
Sheldon.


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