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   root  wrote:   
   > Petri Kaukasoina  wrote:   
   >> root   wrote:   
   >>>I am also thinking about simply trying to upgrade to current. I've never   
   >>>tryied to simply change the mirror and run update/upgrade. If anyone has   
   >>>tried that let me know.   
   >>   
   >> I have tested it last summer (2024-07-24) and it worked then this way:   
   >>   
   >> # < change mirror to current in /etc/slackpkg/mirrors >   
   >> slackpkg update   
   >> slackpkg upgrade slackpkg   
   >> slackpkg upgrade aaa_glibc-solibs gnupg   
   >> slackpkg install-new   
   >> slackpkg upgrade-all   
   >> slackpkg clean-system   
   >> # < handle the .new files >   
   >> # < if grub then reinstall grub >   
   >> # < take care of initrd, boot loader >   
   >> reboot   
   >>   
   >> But for a new install it would be faster to wipe everything and install from   
   >> scratch using a current ISO.   
   >   
   > Thanks, I think I will give it a try.   
      
   I gave it a try and it worked. However I was blown   
   away by the reluctance of the current version of the   
   gcc compiler:14.2.0. The 15.0 compiler version is   
   11.2.0 which compiles all my C programs without   
   a problem. Over my past history of linux I have   
   written 1,354 C programs, with over 1,045,000 lines   
   of code. Some of that code goes back to be compatible   
   with the original K&R compiler, which among other things,   
   defaults routine types to (int). There are many such   
   changes that came along since then. I tried various   
   things to make the new gcc happy, but the overall   
   task was too great for me.   
      
   So I decided to go back to 15.0 and install another   
   kernel alongside that of 15.0. I pulled down the   
   6.12.12 kernel from kernel.org. After tweaking   
   around a bit I got grub to load that kernel, and   
   now I can get X to start.   
      
   So I have a working gcc and a kernel that handles   
   the video of the N150.   
      
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