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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 29ec9125a2..d4af4ec086 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,11 @@ +2015-10-27 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com> + + * configure.ac (libc_cv_compiler_ok): Require GCC 4.7 or later. + * configure: Regenerated. + * manual/install.texi (Tools for Compilation): Document + requirement for GCC 4.7 or later. + * INSTALL: Regenerated. + 2015-10-27 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org> * locale/loadlocale.c (_nl_intern_locale_data): Change assertion diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index ddee6e1969..c70ea9f26f 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -357,9 +357,9 @@ build the GNU C Library: recommend GNU 'make' version 3.79. All earlier versions have severe bugs or lack features. - * GCC 4.6 or newer + * GCC 4.7 or newer - GCC 4.6 or higher is required. In general it is recommended to use + GCC 4.7 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 4.9.2 is the newest compiler diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index e1d34e8c70..1122affd0d 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ Version 2.23 * Optimized string, wcsmbs and memory functions for IBM z13. Implemented by Stefan Liebler. + +* The minimum GCC version that can be used to build this version of the GNU + C Library is GCC 4.7. Older GCC versions, and non-GNU compilers, can + still be used to compile programs using the GNU C Library. Version 2.22 diff --git a/configure b/configure index 45708b111b..8f4bb72118 100755 --- a/configure +++ b/configure @@ -4834,7 +4834,7 @@ int main () { -#if !defined __GNUC__ || __GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 6) +#if !defined __GNUC__ || __GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 7) #error insufficient compiler #endif ; diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac index 1be44f596e..ad5f3ccf51 100644 --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac @@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ 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__ < 6) +#if !defined __GNUC__ || __GNUC__ < 4 || (__GNUC__ == 4 && __GNUC_MINOR__ < 7) #error insufficient compiler #endif], [libc_cv_compiler_ok=yes], diff --git a/manual/install.texi b/manual/install.texi index f940d6572e..de9d270488 100644 --- a/manual/install.texi +++ b/manual/install.texi @@ -400,9 +400,9 @@ recommend GNU @code{make} version 3.79. All earlier versions have severe bugs or lack features. @item -GCC 4.6 or newer +GCC 4.7 or newer -GCC 4.6 or higher is required. In general it is recommended to use +GCC 4.7 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 4.9.2 is the newest compiler verified to work to build |