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

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Date:	Tue, 21 Aug 2007 22:56:52 +0200
From:	Segher Boessenkool <segher@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	"Glauber de Oliveira Costa" <glommer@...il.com>
Cc:	"Linus Torvalds" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Randy Dunlap" <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	linux-mips@...ux-mips.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Jarek Poplawski" <jarkao2@...pl>, "Adrian Bunk" <bunk@...nel.org>,
	"Chris Wedgwood" <cw@...f.org>, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: RFC: drop support for gcc < 4.0

> Last time I tried a mips build, it would fail the compile unless I was
> using _exactly_ 3.4.4 (I didn't tried older versions, but did try
> 3.4.6, for ex.).

If 3.4.4 works where 3.4.6 doesn't, you should report this as a
bug; either here, or to the GCC team (but please be aware that the
3.4 series isn't supported anymore), or to whoever built that
compiler for you.

> So I also think the 3.4 series will still have to be
> around for a while.

Huh?  3.4 doesn't work for you, so that's why it should stay
a supported compiler?


Segher

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