Re: [RFC PATCH] x86: don't compile with gcc-3.3.3

H. Peter Anvin
2010-09-13T17:27:06Z

On 09/13/2010 09:28 AM, Florian Mickler wrote:
>
> What about issuing a warning like
>
> "gcc 3.3.3 is broken because of bug [bugdescription/url].
> if you know your build is not affected by this bug do:
> touch .gcc333bugfixNNNN but please be aware that you are
> not supported by the mainline kernel development comunity
> if you do"
>
> and implementing the accompanying logic?
>

URK.

The workload of maintaining that crap would be astonishing, especially
for something at the tail end of supportable.

I don't think that is even remotely realistic.

-hpa