[NTLUG:Discuss] To update gcc or not?

[Leroy Tennison]

Pat Regan wrote:

>John Thomas wrote:
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>>Colleagues,
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>>My system is RedHat Enterprise Workstation, v. 4.  I recently installed 
>>a kernel update from 2.6.9-22.0.1.EL to 2.6.9-22.0.2.EL.
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>>I'm running VMware, and it requires one to re-compile certain modules 
>>whenever the kernel is changed.  This time, though, VMware reports that 
>>the new kernel was compiled under gcc-3.4.5, while my compiler is 
>>gcc-3.4.4.  So, VM won't re-compile its modules under the new kernel.
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>>I haven't received an update from RedHat for gcc-3.4.5.  Should I just 
>>go ahead and get it and install it?  Will new libraries overwrite 
>>existing libraries and cause a cascade of problems?
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>>I will appreciate any tips.
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>Is it normal for Redhat to release a kernel compiled with a version of
>gcc besides the one currently shipping with the OS?  That seems very odd
>to me.
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>Pat
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I think they do because I believe that's what I ran into with OpenAFS 
but the simple way to find out is to go to their Web site and see what 
is available in their patches.  If later gcc rpms are available then 
it's an active possibility.