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@@ -488,31 +488,14 @@ build the GNU C Library: As of release time, GNU 'make' 4.4.1 is the newest verified to work to build the GNU C Library. - * GCC 6.2 or newer + * GCC 12.1 or newer - GCC 6.2 or higher is required. In general it is recommended to use - the newest version of the compiler that is known to work for + GCC 12.1 or higher is required. In general it is recommended to + use the newest version of the compiler that is known to work for building the GNU C Library, as newer compilers usually produce better code. As of release time, GCC 14.2.1 is the newest compiler verified to work to build the GNU C Library. - For PowerPC 64-bits little-endian (powerpc64le), a GCC version with - support for '-mno-gnu-attribute', '-mabi=ieeelongdouble', and - '-mabi=ibmlongdouble' is required. Likewise, the compiler must - also support passing '-mlong-double-128' with the preceding - options. As of release, this implies GCC 7.4 and newer (excepting - GCC 7.5.0, see GCC PR94200). These additional features are - required for building the GNU C Library with support for IEEE long - double. - - For ARC architecture builds, GCC 8.3 or higher is needed. - - For s390x architecture builds, GCC 7.1 or higher is needed (See gcc - Bug 98269). - - For AArch64 architecture builds with mathvec enabled, GCC 10 or - higher is needed due to dependency on arm_sve.h. - For multi-arch support it is recommended to use a GCC which has been built with support for GNU indirect functions. This ensures that correct debugging information is generated for functions |