linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kbuild: Disallow GCC 4.1.0 / 4.1.1

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Date:	Fri, 2 Jan 2009 20:54:17 +0100
From:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, rdreier@...co.com,
	ian.campbell@...rix.com, jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com,
	deller@....de, rusty@...tcorp.com.au, linux-parisc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kyle@...artin.ca, randolph@...sq.org,
	sam@...nborg.org, dave@...uly1.hia.nrc.ca
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kbuild: Disallow GCC 4.1.0 / 4.1.1

On Fri, Jan 02, 2009 at 10:05:47AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2 Jan 2009, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > 
> > So what i tried to point out that your patch causes a regression here - 
> > we dont filter out gcc 3.0/3.1 out anymore.
> 
> What I tried to tell you was that we don't care - nobody can have it 
> anyway. If somebody tried to compile the kernel with it, we've already 
> refused for the last 2+ years. So there are no old users out there. And 
> there certainly aren't any new ones.

Yes some people (including me) still have them and are happy that there
is a check to prevent accidental builds with an inappropriate compiler.

Willy

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