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[install.texi] Add note against GNAT 4.8 on ARM targets.

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Alan Lawrence Nov. 16, 2015, 3:08 p.m. UTC
This follows from the discussion here: https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2015-10/msg00082.html .

OK for trunk?

--Alan

gcc/ChangeLog:

	doc/install.texi: Add note against GNAT 4.8 on ARM targets.
---
 gcc/doc/install.texi | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

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Alan Lawrence Dec. 3, 2015, 3:50 p.m. UTC | #1
On 16/11/15 15:08, Alan Lawrence wrote:
> This follows from the discussion here: https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2015-10/msg00082.html .
>
> OK for trunk?
>
> --Alan
>
> gcc/ChangeLog:
>
> 	doc/install.texi: Add note against GNAT 4.8 on ARM targets.
> ---
>   gcc/doc/install.texi | 2 ++
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/gcc/doc/install.texi b/gcc/doc/install.texi
> index 1fd773e..1ce93d4 100644
> --- a/gcc/doc/install.texi
> +++ b/gcc/doc/install.texi
> @@ -3481,6 +3481,8 @@ require GNU binutils 2.13 or newer.  Such subtargets include:
>   @code{arm-*-netbsdelf}, @code{arm-*-*linux-*}
>   and @code{arm-*-rtemseabi}.
>
> +Building the Ada frontend commonly fails (an infinite loop executing @code{xsinfo}) if the host compiler is GNAT 4.8.  Host compilers built from the GNAT 4.6, 4.9 or 5 release branches are known to succeed.
> +
>   @html
>   <hr />
>   @end html
>

Ping.
Gerald Pfeifer Dec. 3, 2015, 4:13 p.m. UTC | #2
On Thu, 3 Dec 2015, Alan Lawrence wrote:
>> 	doc/install.texi: Add note against GNAT 4.8 on ARM targets.

This looks fine (provided it builds and looks okay).

Just...

>> +Building the Ada frontend commonly fails (an infinite loop executing
>> @code{xsinfo}) if the host compiler is GNAT 4.8.  Host compilers built from
>> the GNAT 4.6, 4.9 or 5 release branches are known to succeed.

...if this is only just one long line, can you please wrap?

Gerald
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diff --git a/gcc/doc/install.texi b/gcc/doc/install.texi
index 1fd773e..1ce93d4 100644
--- a/gcc/doc/install.texi
+++ b/gcc/doc/install.texi
@@ -3481,6 +3481,8 @@  require GNU binutils 2.13 or newer.  Such subtargets include:
 @code{arm-*-netbsdelf}, @code{arm-*-*linux-*}
 and @code{arm-*-rtemseabi}.
 
+Building the Ada frontend commonly fails (an infinite loop executing @code{xsinfo}) if the host compiler is GNAT 4.8.  Host compilers built from the GNAT 4.6, 4.9 or 5 release branches are known to succeed.
+
 @html
 <hr />
 @end html