Strange compilation messages with gcc 2.96.2

[Brad Chapman]

Hello,

   When I compile the 2.4.7 kernel on a RedHat system with an Athlon 
1GHz processor
and gcc 2.96.2, I get a LOT of messages similar to the following:

   <source file>:<number>:<number>: pasting would not give a valid 
preprocessor token

   They don't seem to be a problem; they're annoying, but they don't 
prevent the compilation
of the kernel. Is this a problem? Or is it just another compile-time 
annoyance?

Thanks,

Brad