rebuilding kernel for the first time

[Ben Pfaff]

Matthew Hill <matthew@liquidweb.com> writes:

> Just out of curiosity then, what would you theorize the reason
> for my successful compilation of the kernel after the gcc
> version change?  This was a controlled environment, and
> absolutely nothing was charged aside from the gcc
> version.

Re-read his message.  He said that kgcc builds fine kernels.  It
does.  It is a different compiler from that used for compiling
userland applications.

> "Leonard G. Warden IV" wrote:
> 
> > Let me correct a misconception: the kgcc compiler shipped with Red Hat 7
> > builds wonderfully functional 2.2.x kernels. It appears you have installed
> > this package, so I doubt that compiler issues are the source of your
> > problem. I suspect something is wrong in the kernel configuration process.

[snippage]