On Mon, 19 Jun 2017 15:22:14 +0900 Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi Nicholas, > > 2017-06-09 14:24 GMT+09:00 Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@xxxxxxxxx>: > > Make thin archives build the default, but keep the config option > > to allow exemptions if any breakage can't be quickly solved. > > > > Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@xxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > Documentation/process/changes.rst | 9 ++++----- > > arch/Kconfig | 2 +- > > arch/powerpc/Kconfig | 8 -------- > > 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/process/changes.rst b/Documentation/process/changes.rst > > index e25d63f8c0da..56fd0687bd4a 100644 > > --- a/Documentation/process/changes.rst > > +++ b/Documentation/process/changes.rst > > @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ you probably needn't concern yourself with isdn4k-utils. > > ====================== =============== ======================================== > > GNU C 3.2 gcc --version > > GNU make 3.81 make --version > > -binutils 2.12 ld -v > > +binutils 2.20 ld -v > > util-linux 2.10o fdformat --version > > module-init-tools 0.9.10 depmod -V > > e2fsprogs 1.41.4 e2fsck -V > > @@ -75,10 +75,9 @@ You will need GNU make 3.81 or later to build the kernel. > > Binutils > > -------- > > > > -Linux on IA-32 has recently switched from using ``as86`` to using ``gas`` for > > -assembling the 16-bit boot code, removing the need for ``as86`` to compile > > -your kernel. This change does, however, mean that you need a recent > > -release of binutils. > > +The build system has recently switched to using thin archives (`ar T`) rather > > +than incremental linking (`ld -r`) for built-in.o intermediate steps. This > > +requires binutils 2.20 or newer. > > Sorry for my nit-picking. > > If you see this document some years later, > "recently" may not be so recent. > > Currently, this part is written like that already, > but perhaps is it better to reword it a bit? Good point :) We could say "The build system has, as of 4.13, switched to using..." Thanks, Nick
