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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index ba75a5bd3a..bb7850d978 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -279,22 +279,13 @@ build the GNU C library: recommend GNU `make' version 3.79. All earlier versions have severe bugs or lack features. - * 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 `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 `long double' type format; these include `powerpc' - (32 bit), `s390' and `s390x'. For other architectures special - compiler-provided headers are needed (like `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. + use GNU libc. Check the FAQ for any special compiler issues on particular platforms. |