[LinuxBIOS] selection of compression algorithm

[Stefan Reinauer]

* Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <c-d.hailfinger.devel.2006 at gmx.net> [060523 20:09]:
> Ronald G Minnich wrote:
> > Carl-Daniel Hailfinger wrote:
> > 
> >>
> >> I have no platform on which LinuxBIOS runs on, but it caused no
> >> regression
> >> in abuild. (But a lot of targets do not seem to compile at all, even
> >> without
> >> my patch. Does this depend on the gcc version? I have gcc 3.3.5)
> > 
> > don't know, I will try to test your patch via abuild but I don't want to
> > commit until then.
> 
> Yes, it was a gcc bug. gcc 4.1.0 has no problems compiling it.
> I'll continue testing and developing with gcc 4.1.0 from now on.

Can we get it compiling with 3.3.5 as well? What's the bug about?
I'm using 4.1 as a reference compiler at the moment, but lots of people
out there have older compilers I think...

Stefan


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