DIY Linux

Status as at: 20th September 2006

As of this writing, GCC-4.1.1 is the latest release. The Reference Build now officially supports multiple GCC major versions. Please visit this link for implementation details and latest information.

Please note GCC-4.1.x brings to the table some new features for "hardening" your system i.e. -fstack-protector and -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2. Please read this mailing list post for details.

Many open source packages beyond the base Reference Build need patching to enable compilation with recent GCC versions. It's worth noting the Fedora Project is inclined to use bleeding edge GCC as its default compiler so a good place to find patches is the Fedora CVS Server.