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Re: Require GCC 4.6 or later to build glibc
- From: Roland McGrath <roland at hack dot frob dot com>
- To: Joseph Myers <joseph at codesourcery dot com>
- Cc: <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>
- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 15:54:28 -0800 (PST)
- Subject: Re: Require GCC 4.6 or later to build glibc
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> -GCC 4.4 or higher is required; as of this writing, GCC 4.6 is the
> -compiler we advise to use to build @theglibc{}.
> +GCC 4.6 or higher is required; as of release time, GCC 4.9 is the
> +newest compiler verified to work to build @theglibc{}.
I think it should say something more like:
GCC 4.6 or higher is required. In general it is recommended to use the
newest version of the compiler that is known to work for building
@theglibc{}, as newer compilers usually produce better code. As of release
time, GCC 4.9 is the newest compiler verified to work to build @theglibc{}.
> --- a/sysdeps/arm/sysdep.h
> +++ b/sysdeps/arm/sysdep.h
[...]
> --- a/sysdeps/x86_64/fpu/dla.h
> +++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/fpu/dla.h
I'd like these to be separate follow-on changes after the one that does
nothing but update the configure check and documentation. The only real
reason is feeling anal today, but still.
Thanks,
Roland