Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 13 Sep 2010 10:25:43 -0700 | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: [RFC PATCH] x86: don't compile with gcc-3.3.3 |
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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
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