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Re: [PATCH] Removing nested functions, part one of lots
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Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko |
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Re: [PATCH] Removing nested functions, part one of lots |
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Tue, 01 Jan 2013 22:21:29 +0100 |
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On 01.01.2013 22:14, Colin Watson wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 01, 2013 at 10:31:52AM -0800, Seth Goldberg wrote:
>> Yay!! Does this change the minimum GCC version needed to build?
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> As Vladimir said, it probably isn't worth the effort at this point for
> us to wind back the version we recommend, as I suspect not enough of us
> can conveniently test with older versions on a regular basis. That
> said, since I think the increased GCC requirement was due to a bug
> related to nested functions, it may be that this improves the situation
> for those who need to use older versions despite our documented
> requirement.
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Older than 4.2 versions of GCC can compile GRUB 2.00. It's just not
supported. As for 3.x, I don't think it's worth even going there
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Regards
Vladimir 'φ-coder/phcoder' Serbinenko
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