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| -rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | INSTALL | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | NEWS | 4 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | configure | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | configure.ac | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | manual/install.texi | 4 |
6 files changed, 18 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 3b61f167d2..b3d39a23fd 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +2017-06-19 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com> + + * configure.ac (libc_cv_compiler_ok): Require GCC 4.9 or later. + * configure: Regenerated. + * manual/install.texi (Tools for Compilation): Document + requirement for GCC 4.9 or later. + * INSTALL: Regenerated. + 2017-06-19 Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> [BZ #21624] diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index a2f5a40b17..71af35b1eb 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -420,9 +420,9 @@ build the GNU C Library: recommend GNU 'make' version 3.79. All earlier versions have severe bugs or lack features. - * GCC 4.7 or newer + * GCC 4.9 or newer - GCC 4.7 or higher is required. In general it is recommended to use + GCC 4.9 or higher is required. In general it is recommended to use the newest version of the compiler that is known to work for building the GNU C Library, as newer compilers usually produce better code. As of release time, GCC 6.3 is the newest compiler diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 9ee22185e8..f81d02f1cb 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -107,6 +107,10 @@ Version 2.26 PTRACE_DISABLE_TE and PTRACE_TE_ABORT_RAND were added as those are supported by the s390 kernel. +* The minimum GCC version that can be used to build this version of the GNU + C Library is GCC 4.9. Older GCC versions, and non-GNU compilers, can + still be used to compile programs using the GNU C Library. + Security related changes: * The DNS stub resolver limits the advertised UDP buffer size to 1200 bytes, diff --git a/configure b/configure index 8390f2b86e..97a2dadf2d 100755 --- a/configure +++ b/configure @@ -5058,7 +5058,7 @@ int main () { -#if !defined __GNUC__ || __GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 7) +#if !defined __GNUC__ || __GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 9) #error insufficient compiler #endif ; diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac index 4c0a18edd9..16e97d3930 100644 --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac @@ -1105,7 +1105,7 @@ AC_CHECK_PROG_VER(AWK, gawk, --version, AC_CACHE_CHECK([if $CC is sufficient to build libc], libc_cv_compiler_ok, [ AC_TRY_COMPILE([], [ -#if !defined __GNUC__ || __GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 7) +#if !defined __GNUC__ || __GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 9) #error insufficient compiler #endif], [libc_cv_compiler_ok=yes], diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi index cbc912817a..65174a8b2e 100644 --- a/manual/install.texi +++ b/manual/install.texi @@ -467,9 +467,9 @@ recommend GNU @code{make} version 3.79. All earlier versions have severe bugs or lack features. @item -GCC 4.7 or newer +GCC 4.9 or newer -GCC 4.7 or higher is required. In general it is recommended to use +GCC 4.9 or higher is required. In general it is recommended to use the newest version of the compiler that is known to work for building @theglibc{}, as newer compilers usually produce better code. As of release time, GCC 6.3 is the newest compiler verified to work to build |