Severn gcc version vs. kernel

From: Allen Kistler (ackistler_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/30/03 

Date: 29 Sep 2003 23:25:25 -0700

I recently tried some of the Severn files, including the kernel. I
hit a bit of a snag when it came time to compile the modules for
VMware 4. VMware pointed out that the gcc version installed was
different from the one used to compile the kernel. (For the curious,
the Severn kernel was compiled with gcc 3.2.3. RH9 provided gcc
3.2.2. Severn provides 3.3.1.)

Yes, I know I could rebuild the kernel rpm using gcc 3.3.1.
Yes, I also noticed that there's an rpm called gcc32, which is
probably gcc 3.2.something (probably even 3.2.3).

Mostly I'm wondering if anyone has any insight as to why RH would
compile a kernel with one version of gcc and ship (sort of, it is a
beta release, after all) a different version of gcc itself.

I'm not looking for anything complicated or deep. If you've seen
something fairly simple somewhere else (like the mailing lists, which
I admit I haven't checked), what is it? I haven't found anything in
Usenet on point.

Thanks in advance.

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