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@@ -530,32 +530,14 @@ As of release time, GNU @code{make} 4.4.1 is the newest verified to work
to build @theglibc{}.
@item
-GCC 6.2 or newer
+GCC 12.1 or newer
-GCC 6.2 or higher is required. In general it is recommended to use
+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
@theglibc{}, as newer compilers usually produce better code. As of
release time, GCC 14.2.1 is the newest compiler verified to work to build
@theglibc{}.
-For PowerPC 64-bits little-endian (powerpc64le), a GCC version with support
-for @option{-mno-gnu-attribute}, @option{-mabi=ieeelongdouble}, and
-@option{-mabi=ibmlongdouble} is required. Likewise, the compiler must also
-support passing @option{-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.
-
-@c powerpc64le performs an autoconf test to verify the compiler compiles with
-@c commands like "$CC -c foo.c -mabi=ibmlongdouble -mlong-double-128".
-
-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 selected by IFUNC resolvers. This