Require GCC 4.3 or later.

1 files changed, 5 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi
index 793cc8dc12..a525cf01c3 100644
--- a/manual/install.texi
+++ b/manual/install.texi
@@ -313,21 +313,13 @@ recommend GNU @code{make} version 3.79.  All earlier versions have severe
 bugs or lack features.
 
 @item
-GCC 3.4 or newer, GCC 4.1 recommended
-
-GCC 3.4 or higher is required; as of this
-writing, GCC 4.4 is the compiler we advise to use for current versions.
-On certain machines including @code{powerpc64}, compilers prior to GCC
-4.0 have bugs that prevent them compiling the C library code.  On other
-machines, GCC 4.1 is required to build the C
-library with support for the correct @code{long double} type format;
-these include @code{powerpc} (32 bit), @code{s390} and @code{s390x}.  For
-other architectures special compiler-provided headers are needed
-(like @file{cpuid.h} on x86) which only come with later compiler versions.
+GCC 4.3 or newer, GCC 4.6 recommended
+
+GCC 4.3 or higher is required; as of this writing, GCC 4.6 is the
+compiler we advise to use to build the GNU C library.
 
 You can use whatever compiler you like to compile programs that use GNU
-libc, but be aware that both GCC 2.7 and 2.8 have bugs in their
-floating-point support that may be triggered by the math library.
+libc.
 
 Check the FAQ for any special compiler issues on particular platforms.