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

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.0901021006150.5086@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Fri, 2 Jan 2009 10:08:03 -0800 (PST)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
cc:	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, 2 Jan 2009, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> 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.

.. but we cetrtainly can add the check back easily enough if you really 
want to, of course. I just don't think there is much point.

			Linus
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