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| -rw-r--r-- | INSTALL | 8 |
1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 4bf4bd0908..b7676d1c9f 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -469,9 +469,11 @@ build the GNU C Library: For PowerPC 64-bits little-endian (powerpc64le), a GCC version with support for '-mno-gnu-attribute', '-mabi=ieeelongdouble', and - '-mabi=ibmlondouble' is required. These additional features are - required for building the GNU C Library with support for IEEE long - double. + '-mabi=ibmlondouble' is required. Likewise, the compiler must also + support passing '-mlong-double-128' with the preceding options. As + of release, this implies GCC 7.4 and newer (excepting GCC 7.5.0, + see GCC PR94200). These additional features are required for + building the GNU C Library with support for IEEE long double. For multi-arch support it is recommended to use a GCC which has been built with support for GNU indirect functions. This ensures |