Re: [RFC PATCH] x86: don't compile with gcc-3.3.3

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 09/13/2010 09:28 AM, Florian Mickler wrote:
> 
> What about issuing a warning like 
> 
> "gcc 3.3.3 is broken because of bug [bugdescription/url].
> if you know your build is not affected by this bug do:
> touch .gcc333bugfixNNNN but please be aware that you are 
> not supported by the mainline kernel development comunity 
> if you do"
> 
> and implementing the accompanying logic?
> 

URK.

The workload of maintaining that crap would be astonishing, especially
for something at the tail end of supportable.

I don't think that is even remotely realistic.

	-hpa
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