Messages in this thread |  | | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Date | Thu, 14 Jan 2021 13:18:53 -0800 | Subject | Re: [PATCH] compiler.h: Raise minimum version of GCC to 5.1 for arm64 |
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On Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 11:52 AM Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> wrote: > > Given the upgrade requirement, and how clang version requirements > constantly change, how much more difficult would it be for others > to use gcc 7.1 or higher now instead of later?
What was the argument for jumping all the way to gcc-7.1?
I do think we want to have real reasons we can point to, rather than a "just because".
Linus
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