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5 reasons you might want to compile your Linux kernel from source

But you probably don't actually need to.
Linux Journal

LinuxDNA Supercharges Linux with the Intel C/C++ Compiler

Exciting news from the LinuxDNA project, which earlier this month successfully compiled a recent Linux kernel with the Intel C/C++ compiler (ICC). This is not just a compile without errors, this is — ...
Digit

The EKOPath 4 Compiler Suite Open-sourced by PathScale

EKOPath 4 is a high performance compiler suite that had until now been a commercial offering by PathScale, and for a large sum of $1795 nonetheless. Now PathScale has announced that they will make the ...
Tech Times

Linux at 35: Rust Now Permanent in Kernel After Memory Bugs Drove 80 Percent of CVEs

Linux kernel Rust adoption is now permanent after memory safety bugs drove an estimated 80 percent of kernel CVEs, Greg Kroah ...
Linux Journal

Testing the Intel C++ Compiler

Performance gains of up to approximately 30% over gcc 3.2. Optional Fortran compiler vs. g77, which translates into C and compiles with GCC. GCC compatibility mode. 64-bit support (Intel Itanium only) ...
HotHardware

AMD Goes Open Source, Announces GPUOpen Initiative, New Compiler And Drivers For Linux And HPC

Last week, we posted a story about the AMD Radeon Technology Group’s plans to support FreeSync over HDMI and other upcoming display technologies like HDR and DisplayPort 1.3. In that story, we ...