On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 3:39 PM Eric Gallager <eg...@gwmail.gwu.edu> wrote: > > On Sun, Aug 18, 2024 at 4:52 AM Gerald Pfeifer <ger...@pfeifer.com> wrote: > > > > When I updated one of the links yesterday I noticed we have this obsolete > > reference to GCC 4.0.1 and binutils 2.15.90.0.1.1 from 19 (nineteen) years > > ago. > > > > I suggest we remove these. > > > > Instead of just removing it, I wonder if it might be worthwhile to > just bump the version numbers to something more recent? What's the > current minimum version of binutils that libstdc++ requires?
Well considering the binutils version is also mentioned as part of the prerequisites for GCC with a newish version; I think mentioning it also (which might get out of sync) in libstdc++ manual a little over board. See https://gcc.gnu.org/install/prerequisites.html . Thanks, Andrew Pinski > > > Okay? > > > > Gerald > > > > > > libstdc++-v3: > > * doc/xml/manual/prerequisites.xml: Remove note from the GCC 4.0.1 > > days. > > * doc/html/manual/setup.html: Regenerate. > > > > diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/doc/html/manual/setup.html > > b/libstdc++-v3/doc/html/manual/setup.html > > index 78d2a00c50a..d8c5ff65cff 100644 > > --- a/libstdc++-v3/doc/html/manual/setup.html > > +++ b/libstdc++-v3/doc/html/manual/setup.html > > @@ -29,10 +29,7 @@ > > the tools you will need if you wish to modify the source. > > </p><p> > > Additional data is given here only where it applies to libstdc++. > > - </p><p>As of GCC 4.0.1 the minimum version of binutils required to build > > - libstdc++ is <code class="code">2.15.90.0.1.1</code>. > > - Older releases of libstdc++ do not require such a recent version, > > - but to take full advantage of useful space-saving features and > > + </p><p>To take full advantage of useful space-saving features and > > bug-fixes you should use a recent binutils whenever possible. > > The configure process will automatically detect and use these > > features if the underlying support is present. > > diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/prerequisites.xml > > b/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/prerequisites.xml > > index a3c6e732a77..0efe63bcd46 100644 > > --- a/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/prerequisites.xml > > +++ b/libstdc++-v3/doc/xml/manual/prerequisites.xml > > @@ -25,10 +25,7 @@ > > Additional data is given here only where it applies to libstdc++. > > </para> > > > > - <para>As of GCC 4.0.1 the minimum version of binutils required to build > > - libstdc++ is <code>2.15.90.0.1.1</code>. > > - Older releases of libstdc++ do not require such a recent version, > > - but to take full advantage of useful space-saving features and > > + <para>To take full advantage of useful space-saving features and > > bug-fixes you should use a recent binutils whenever possible. > > The configure process will automatically detect and use these > > features if the underlying support is present.
