[uClibc] Compiling kernel seperate from uclibc buildroot env... will it work?

[David McCullough]

Jivin Josh Goebel lays it down ...
> Question,
> 
> Besides the headers and such is uclibc tied to the kernel via binary
> interfaces?
> 
> If that is vague...
> 
> I'm using buildroot to create a custom system... but I'm using kernel
> 2.0 which cannot be compiled with GCC 3.x... it takes 2.72 AFAIK... if I
> use a customized linux.mk where the kernel is compiled with gcc272 from
> my host (totally separate from uclibc toolchain) can it still boot and
> run the uclibc system or does it actually have to be compiled using the
> uclibc toolchain as well?

You should have no problems building your kernel with one compiler and
your libs/apps with another, esp. since both are gcc ;-)

Cheers,
Davidm

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