linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] powerpc/makefile: remove check on obsolete GCC versions

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Date:   Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:18:02 +0930
From:   Joel Stanley <joel@....id.au>
To:     christophe.leroy@....fr
Cc:     Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc/makefile: remove check on obsolete GCC versions

Hey Christophe,

On Tue, 18 Sep 2018 at 15:13, Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@....fr> wrote:
>
> Since commit cafa0010cd51 ("Raise the minimum required gcc version
> to 4.6"), it is not possible to build kernel with GCC lower than 4.6
>
> This patch removes checkbin tests addressing older versions of GCC.

This is the same as Nick's patch:

 https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/969624/

Cheers,

Joel