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    SubjectRe: RFC: drop support for gcc < 4.0
    On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 01:08:25PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
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    >
    > On Tue, 21 Aug 2007, Adrian Bunk wrote:
    > > >
    > > > Bogus warnings should be relatively harmless.
    > >
    > > How many kernel developers use such old gcc versions?
    >
    > It's NOT about "kernel developers".
    >
    > It's about random people testing kernels.
    >
    > If we make it harder for people to test kernels, we're going to lose. So
    > no, I vote for *not* cutting off old gcc versions unless it's absolutely
    > fatal.

    How many people e.g. test -rc kernels compiled with gcc 3.2?

    > Linus

    cu
    Adrian

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