Re: [PATCH] Raise the minimum required gcc version to 4.6

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To: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Raise the minimum required gcc version to 4.6
From: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2018 14:42:06 -0600
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxx>, Mike Galbraith <efault@xxxxxx>, Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@xxxxxxxxxx>, linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 13:15:26 -0700
Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> +#if GCC_VERSION < 40600
> +# error Sorry, your compiler is too old - please upgrade it.
> +#endif

It seems we could be a little friendlier here?  "Kernel compilation
requires GCC >= v4.6, please upgrade" ?

jon

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