http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=60933
--- Comment #9 from Eric Botcazou <ebotcazou at gcc dot gnu.org> --- > As stated in my report, there is no problem with mentioning the minimal > versions of helper libraries required to compile gcc. The problem is with > actively promoting outdated versions, which can be helped by choosing > different wordings, for instance as I suggested in the report. And a worse > problem is created by actively pushing outdated versions upon the users via > ftp://gcc.gnu.org/pub/gcc/infrastructure/. You must admit that the difference between "mentioning the minimal versions of helper libraries required" and "actively promoting outdated versions" is not very clear. The policy is not to force the users to upgrade if he happens to have a supported version. Can you suggest a better wording? > I do not know the policy of gcc with regards to continuous integration; I > think gcc should always be thoroughly tested with the latest versions of its > helper libraries, and potential problems be reported upstream; after all, we > should help each other out in improving our free GNU software! Yes, this could make sense, but this isn't the current policy.
