From patchwork Tue Aug 20 05:38:44 2019 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: Gerald Pfeifer X-Patchwork-Id: 1149787 Return-Path: X-Original-To: incoming@patchwork.ozlabs.org Delivered-To: patchwork-incoming@bilbo.ozlabs.org Authentication-Results: ozlabs.org; spf=pass (mailfrom) smtp.mailfrom=gcc.gnu.org (client-ip=209.132.180.131; helo=sourceware.org; envelope-from=gcc-patches-return-507324-incoming=patchwork.ozlabs.org@gcc.gnu.org; receiver=) Authentication-Results: ozlabs.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=pfeifer.com Authentication-Results: ozlabs.org; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; unprotected) header.d=gcc.gnu.org header.i=@gcc.gnu.org header.b="HaOqKqsL"; dkim-atps=neutral Received: from sourceware.org (server1.sourceware.org [209.132.180.131]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 46CKMv6PZJz9sML for ; Tue, 20 Aug 2019 15:38:33 +1000 (AEST) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gcc.gnu.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-archive:list-post:list-help:sender:date :from:to:subject:in-reply-to:message-id:references:mime-version :content-type; q=dns; s=default; b=OlUygadnJCEg4nwGxPRzMDGIFW1WZ 5t2r6WHH1V/z23A96/zP2NrdwxjZPWVtpl/ILhjImKAUY9bJ6Upg4s7x3FM0UB0i QzONLW6dy4pNFCWkmUNcnuTOZFd0vz6TJHMlL+eC6cpE/iC5yEgCFeVInvQKkygw 3wCHe0K0nqTE3I= DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha1; c=relaxed; d=gcc.gnu.org; h=list-id :list-unsubscribe:list-archive:list-post:list-help:sender:date :from:to:subject:in-reply-to:message-id:references:mime-version :content-type; s=default; bh=yv5JMmxgdero7Z74iNf/A4TXN+I=; b=HaO qKqsLJEd66A7IogXbiBanL0Nrj3h6Nv2z8PAkjIm/oIY90MgDbrOCxr4vlTeXT1o yAbVd68Q8ZNJpNhdHj2UgJf0u7B99TUpisAVAmNbKlauULjdoxFZVASLv2HftWdL IUUNvLzVVt52tlQNvoSElgaOmgeMNEvEZjD0Jsg8= Received: (qmail 60721 invoked by alias); 20 Aug 2019 05:38:25 -0000 Mailing-List: contact gcc-patches-help@gcc.gnu.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: Sender: gcc-patches-owner@gcc.gnu.org Delivered-To: mailing list gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org Received: (qmail 60707 invoked by uid 89); 20 Aug 2019 05:38:25 -0000 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; auth=none X-Spam-SWARE-Status: No, score=-11.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL, BAYES_00, GIT_PATCH_2, GIT_PATCH_3, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_PASS autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 spammy=HTo:U*rth, H*Ad:U*rth, HX-Spam-Relays-External:sk:ip-109-, H*RU:sk:ip-109- X-HELO: hamza.pair.com Received: from hamza.pair.com (HELO hamza.pair.com) (209.68.5.143) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.93/v0.84-503-g423c35a) with ESMTP; Tue, 20 Aug 2019 05:38:23 +0000 Received: from hamza.pair.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hamza.pair.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D9D633E0A; Tue, 20 Aug 2019 01:38:22 -0400 (EDT) Received: from anthias (ip-109-41-195-77.web.vodafone.de [109.41.195.77]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hamza.pair.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 7645C33E08; Tue, 20 Aug 2019 01:38:21 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2019 07:38:44 +0200 (CEST) From: Gerald Pfeifer To: gcc-patches@gcc.gnu.org, Richard Henderson Subject: [doc] Re: install.texi and alpha In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-IsSubscribed: yes On Sun, 12 Mar 2017, Gerald Pfeifer wrote: >> References to dependencies on really, really old versions of >> binutils (talking 10+ years here) which I think we can remove. >> Let me follow-up with some of you with concrete suggestions >> around that. > > The alpha*-*-* section currently has this: > > We require binutils 2.11.2 or newer. > Previous binutils releases had a number of problems with DWARF 2 > debugging information, not the least of which is incorrect linking of > shared libraries. > > Okay to yank this? I do not recall ever seeing a response, and it's now been two further years, so I went ahead and committed the patch below. Gerald 2019-08-20 Gerald Pfeifer * doc/install.texi (Specific, alpha): Remove note to use binutils 2.11.2 or later. Index: doc/install.texi =================================================================== --- doc/install.texi (revision 274619) +++ doc/install.texi (working copy) @@ -3472,11 +3472,6 @@ This section contains general configuration inform Alpha-based platforms using ELF@. In addition to reading this section, please read all other sections that match your target. -We require binutils 2.11.2 or newer. -Previous binutils releases had a number of problems with DWARF 2 -debugging information, not the least of which is incorrect linking of -shared libraries. - @html
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