linux-kernel - Re: RFC: drop support for gcc

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Date:	Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:21:13 +0200
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...pl>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RFC: drop support for gcc < 4.0

On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 01:08:25PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> 
> On Tue, 21 Aug 2007, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > > 
> > > Bogus warnings should be relatively harmless.
> > 
> > How many kernel developers use such old gcc versions?
> 
> It's NOT about "kernel developers".
> 
> It's about random people testing kernels.
> 
> If we make it harder for people to test kernels, we're going to lose. So 
> no, I vote for *not* cutting off old gcc versions unless it's absolutely 
> fatal.

How many people e.g. test -rc kernels compiled with gcc 3.2?

> 		Linus

cu
Adrian

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