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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH V2] MIPS: fix build with binutils 2.24.51+
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On Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 09:29:24PM +0200, Manuel Lauss wrote:

> >    Otherwise we'd have to bump the binutils requirement up to 2.19; this
> 
> Do people really update their toolchain so rarely?

The users of very old toolchains mostly fall into two categories:

 - build farms.  All that matters is if the code is building as it probably
   won't ever get to see a CPU from the inside.
 - users running into issues with an old kernel in an otherwise well
   running system.  They will try to use whatever is installed because
   an upgrade can be technically hard - or somebody most likely wearing a
   tie may throw a tantrum at the thought of upgrding.

  Ralf