[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/1] package/gcc: Enable gcc-8.x support for BR2_powerpc_spe

[Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>]

On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:17:35 -0400
Michael Durrant <mdurrant@ArcturusNetworks.com> wrote:

> The GCC-7.x compiler series was the last to support BR2_powerpc_SPE CPUs
> within GCC.? After GCC-7.x support was removed as a default in buildroot,
> some boards, including the arcturus_ucp1020_defconfig and
> freescale_p1025twr_defconfig will fail to compile.
> 
> The GCC-8.x compiler series continues to support powerpc_spe CPU
> cores, but only as an --enable-obsoleted instruction set.
> This patch enables the use of GCC-8.x and asserts the required
> option to enable the powerpc_spe instruction set.
> 
> This Patch passes compilation and run tests with the
> arcturus/ppc-ucp1020? board.
> 
> Tested-by: Oleksandr G Zhadan <Oleks@ArcturusNetworks.com>
> 
> This patch should address a noted job failure on GitLab CI
> https://gitlab.com/buildroot.org/buildroot/-/jobs/805461732
> 
> Fixes: https://gitlab.com/buildroot.org/buildroot/-/jobs/805461732
> Signed-off-by: Oleksandr G Zhadan <Oleks@ArcturusNetworks.com>
> Signed-off-by: Michael Durrant <mdurrant@ArcturusNetworks.com>
> ---
> ?package/gcc/Config.in.host | 2 +-
> ?package/gcc/gcc.mk???????? | 1 +
> ?2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Applied to master, thanks.

Thomas
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