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LFCS 2012: LLVM and Linux

LFCS 2012: LLVM and Linux

Posted May 4, 2012 20:39 UTC (Fri) by juliank (subscriber, #45896)
In reply to: LFCS 2012: LLVM and Linux by mlopezibanez
Parent article: LFCS 2012: LLVM and Linux

I assume that's mostly because almost every new GCC release breaks kernel building?


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LFCS 2012: LLVM and Linux

Posted May 6, 2012 1:57 UTC (Sun) by vonbrand (subscriber, #4458) [Link]

Mostly due to kernel developers exploiting nooks and cranies of the current compiler to the hilt, and changes in it break all sorts of unwarranted assumptions... Been there (I routinely compiled the kernel with gcc snapshots way back when) and thoroughly enjoyed the resulting fireworks.

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