linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] x86: don't compile with gcc-3.3.3

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Message-ID: <4C8E5E97.6070908@zytor.com>
Date:	Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:25:43 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Florian Mickler <florian@...kler.org>
CC:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, x86@...nel.org,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] x86: don't compile with gcc-3.3.3

On 09/13/2010 09:28 AM, Florian Mickler wrote:
> 
> What about issuing a warning like 
> 
> "gcc 3.3.3 is broken because of bug [bugdescription/url].
> if you know your build is not affected by this bug do:
> touch .gcc333bugfixNNNN but please be aware that you are 
> not supported by the mainline kernel development comunity 
> if you do"
> 
> and implementing the accompanying logic?
> 

URK.

The workload of maintaining that crap would be astonishing, especially
for something at the tail end of supportable.

I don't think that is even remotely realistic.

	-hpa
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