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

Florian Mickler
2010-09-13T18:42:47Z

On Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:25:43 -0700
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> wrote:

> 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

I can imagine that even without having expirienced anything alike :)

Should I then resend this RFC-Patch updated to abort the x86-build for
gcc -lt 3.4?

Regards,
Flo