[7.7.1] Blocker patch (GCC 4.9 compat)

[Joel Brobecker]

> They have been fixed by the following commit:
> 
>   commit 27b829ee701e29804216b3803fbaeb629be27491
>   Author: Nick Clifton <nickc@redhat.com>
>   Date:   Wed Jan 29 13:46:39 2014 +0000
> 
> So I am proposing that we backport this commit to the 7.7 branch.  I can
> do that if it is OK.
> 
> WDYT?  Thanks,

Yes, that sounds like a good plan to me.

Thanks!
-- 
Joel