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Re: [C++] System Requirements
- From: Jan Kratochvil <jan dot kratochvil at redhat dot com>
- To: Ben Longbons <brlongbons at gmail dot com>
- Cc: gdb at sourceware dot org
- Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 16:31:29 +0100
- Subject: Re: [C++] System Requirements
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On Sat, 14 Dec 2013 01:34:17 +0100, Ben Longbons wrote:
> We have already seen the kind of trouble it takes to support old
> systems with Python 2.4
Python 2.4 has been recently decided to be discontinued:
https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2013-12/msg00402.html
> I propose that the minimum "development requirements" is either gcc
> 4.6 or 4.7.
I find it too strict for GDB even myself, for example RHEL-5 with gcc-4.1
still should be able to build upstream GDB even in some restricted form (such
as without the Python mentioned above).
There are enough benefits even just with C++03. C++11 etc. extensions still
can be done incrementally in the future.
There should be first reviewed+accepted patchset, already posted at
[PATCH 00/18] -Wc++-compat patches v2.0
https://sourceware.org/ml/gdb-patches/2013-10/msg00641.html
plus then sure many other patches you also suggest in the other mails.
Regards,
Jan