Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 26 May 2020 08:30:04 -0700 | From | Guenter Roeck <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] compiler/gcc: Raise minimum GCC version for kernel builds to 4.8 |
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On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 09:41:37PM +0100, Will Deacon wrote: > It is very rare to see versions of GCC prior to 4.8 being used to build > the mainline kernel. These old compilers are also known to have codegen > issues which can lead to silent miscompilation: > > https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=58145 > > Raise the minimum GCC version to 4.8 for building the kernel and remove > some tautological Kconfig dependencies as a consequence.
My hexagon compiler is v4.6.1, and I have been unable to find a more recent version. Does anyone happen to have a pointer to a hexagon toolchain with gcc 4.8 or later ?
Thanks, Guenter
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