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@@ -89,6 +89,11 @@ into the kernel, or that neither is compiled at all. The bootscripts will not
work properly if <quote>Host-side USB</quote> is compiled as a module
(usbcore.ko).</para>
+<note><para>NPTL requires the kernel to be compiled with GCC 3.x, in
+this case &gcc-version;. Compiling with 2.95.x is known to cause failures in
+the glibc test suite, so it is not recommended to compile the kernel
+with gcc 2.95.x.</para></note>
+
<para>Compile the kernel image and modules:</para>
<screen><userinput>make</userinput></screen>